Dictionary Check: decimate

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"decimate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

verb

kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

verb

kill in large numbers

Example: "the plague wiped out an entire population"
Synonyms:
eliminate annihilate extinguish eradicate wipe out carry off

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Anagrams of "decimate"

emicated medicate
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