decimate
English Thesaurus
1. kill in large numbers (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | kill, |
| definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | decimate, |
| definition | : | kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies (verb.change) |
2. kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | kill, |
| definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
3. kill in large numbers (verb.change)
| derivation | : | decimation, |
| definition | : | destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | demolition, destruction, wipeout, |
| definition | : | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | annihilator, |
| definition | : | a total destroyer (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | decimation, |
| definition | : | destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | demolition, destruction, wipeout, |
| definition | : | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | annihilator, |
| definition | : | a total destroyer (noun.person) |
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