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 Definition of 'decimate'

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1. (verb) decimate
kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies


2. (verb) eliminateannihilateextinguisheradicatewipe outdecimatecarry off
kill in large numbers
"the plague wiped out an entire population"


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