Meaning of the word decimate in English

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decimate

US /ˈdes.ə.meɪt/
UK /ˈdes.ə.meɪt/

Verb

1.

to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely:

Example:
Populations of endangered animals have been decimated.
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