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decimate

verb

/ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/

Meaning

To destroy or kill a large proportion of something.

The wildfire decimated the forest.

destroy, devastate, annihilate, ruin, wipe out

preserve, protect, save

decimate population, decimate forest, decimate resources, decimate economy

to climb with effort or difficulty, often using both hands and feet

to form or imagine an idea in the mind; to become pregnant

To collect or form into a mass or group.

to finish making or doing something; to bring something to an end

to build or construct something; to set upright

to hit with a bat; to flutter eyelids