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Meanings of decimate in English
To kill in large numbers.
Synonyms
Examples for "eliminate"
Examples for "eliminate"
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A deal would not eliminate violence, the Brussels-based International Crisis Group said.
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You can use technology as far as possible to eliminate human error.
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But that will not eliminate risk of future crises, the report said.
4
Taking it with food will help, but it won't eliminate the problem.
5
Vision Zero: has the drive to eliminate road deaths lost its way?
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The crisis in Zimbabwe is undermining international efforts to eradicate conflict diamonds.
2
Purpose of review: Interest has re-emerged in approaches to eradicate HIV infection.
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New Zealanders are backing the Prime Minister's aim to eradicate terrorism online.
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Aim to eradicate wild polio, clear the way for the vaccine-derived kind.
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They can keep patients healthy for years, but never eradicate the virus.
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The best way would be to extinguish the desire for nuclear weapons.
2
Tracking the virus hunters who race to understand and extinguish new pathogens.
3
These kinds of fires are often impossible to extinguish using conventional tactics.
4
Thankfully, law enforcement arrived on the scene rapidly to extinguish the fire.
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This enlightenment importuned him; he tried to extinguish it and could not.
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I wish I could annihilate it from the face of the earth.
2
Does Colin Farrell have the power to annihilate sections of the internet?
3
The general was still digging entrenchments and threatening to annihilate all Canada.
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He had troops enough even to annihilate him in the open field.
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Socialism does not believe in the State, wants to annihilate it entirely.
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As soon as we have that information, we'll know whom to exterminate.
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Their sole and determined purpose was to exterminate Israel, kith and kin.
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I think he'd exterminate all of Mankind if he had the chance.
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To exterminate caterpillars: that is the true vocation of the Golden Gardener.
5
The marines arrive just in time to save them and exterminate natives.
1
It takes a great deal of charisma to carry off one-name stardom.
2
In the drawing-room three whist-tables carry off the more elderly and grave.
3
You just had to have considerable poise to carry off the effect.
4
Use ample drainage in the bottom to carry off excess of water.
5
He has been foiled in his attempt to carry off the girl.
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Yet the Flyers were able to kill off the power play again.
2
European powers worry unilateral Israeli territorial moves could kill off long-moribund peacemaking.
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Probably taking its kill off to a safe place to enjoy it.
4
What happens when the herd animals kill off all of the predators?
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Daniel Winnik helped kill off the penalty and then won the game.
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A losing stock market turn could also wipe out years of savings.
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Ortega said Colombia's government should not try to wipe out the FARC.
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Vaccination is the world's best hope to completely wipe out Covid 19.
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One does not wipe out the devotion of years in a moment.
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And it is in thy power to wipe out this judgment now.
Usage of decimate in English
1
He was ordered to decimate his command, and he didn't want to.
2
It will lead to thousands of job losses and may decimate the industry.
3
The department is allowing an internal dispute overstaffing levels to decimate the LCA.
4
For example, one diseased orange could decimate the Florida citrus crop.
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They decimate the population, in order that they may be feared.
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Rodale and Howard loudly and repeatedly contended that chemical fertilizers decimate earthworm populations.
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It feels more designed to keep us in lockdown than to decimate 13.
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With that in mind, why keep arguing to decimate the agency?
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Unless they come out and attack us we can decimate 'em.
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Rats spread disease, decimate crops and very occasionally eat people alive.
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Some people believe that wolves will decimate the deer population.
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When the remaining forces finally reach the foot of Kolvir, he'll decimate them there.
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If an outbreak did occur it would decimate the population.
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The big freeze is continuing to decimate this weekend's action in England and Scotland.
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This time the Ansara would be the victors, and they would decimate the Raintree.
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A lion had only to come to decimate the people.
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