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decimate
verb
Kill in large numbers
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ˈdɛ.sɪ.meɪt
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verb
Kill in large numbers
“The plague wiped out an entire population”
verb
Kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
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The plague wiped out an entire population
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