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decimate - Dictionary definition and meaning for decimate
DECIMATE
(verb) kill in large numbers
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
synonyms : annihilate , carry off , eliminate , eradicate , extinguish , wipe out(verb) kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
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Mnemonics for decimate
(Tag: Eng) deci [means 10]mate[in ,chess mate means killing a king]so it sound like killing a king in every 10 people,so to kill a king u have to kill 10 persons.so ie make killing at huge amount.
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