Decimated

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of decimate form-of, participle, past

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devastateannihilateannihilatebring to ruinbutchercarry off

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"The soldiers decimated the unruly population."

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