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Define decimate.

decimate

[ˈdesəˌmāt]

VERB

kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.

"the project would decimate the fragile wetland wilderness" · [more]

synonyms:

get rid of · eliminate · do away with · remove · suppress · exterminate · [more]

drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of (something).

"plant virusesthat can decimate yields"

historical

kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment for the whole group.

"the man who is to determine whether it be necessary to decimate a large body of mutineers"