decimate
de suh mayt
- v kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- v kill in large numbers
- During the World Wars an entire generation of young people were decimated.
- Federal biologists also dismiss claims that wolves, left uncontrolled, will decimate a state's elk and deer populations.
- He warns Rogge that the decision will "decimate your audience," and says the only conclusion the world will draw is "that the IOC cares more about the North American TV viewer than .