Decimate | Mean of decimate in English Dictionary
/ˈdɛsəˌmeɪt/
- Verb
- to destroy a large number of (plants, animals, people, etc.)
- This kind of moth is responsible for decimating thousands of trees in our town.
- The bay's lobsters have been decimated by disease.
- The village/population was decimated by plague.
- to severely damage or destroy a large part of (something)
- Budget cuts have decimated public services in small towns.
- The landscape is decimated by pollution.
- the company's decimated stock prices
