Meaning Of The Word Decimate

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decimate
verb: To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.

decimate in American English
to select by lot and kill every tenth one of
transitive verb: to destroy a great number or proportion of

decimate in British English
to destroy or kill a large proportion of

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