decimate
🇺🇸
/ˈdesɪmeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈdesɪmeɪt/
verb
R
to kill or destroy a large part of something
The disease decimated the rabbit population.
R
to damage something badly or make it much weaker
Cheap imports have decimated the local industry.
translation
to kill or destroy a large part of something; to damage something badly or make it much weaker
Word Forms
3rd Present
decimates
Past
decimated
Perfect
decimated
Progressive
decimating