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decimate
verb
kill in large numbers
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ECIMAT
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈdɛ.sɪ.meɪt
Meaning
Definitions
verb
kill in large numbers
“the plague wiped out an entire population”
verb
kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
In context
Example Sentences
the plague wiped out an entire population
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