Now meaning to destroy or wipe out a great number, it;s from the Latin word for "ten"
In current language, however, the meaning of the word has broadened and it is 
now used not... [DOC] [TLE] decimate Synonym, decimate Antonym | Collins English Thesaurus [PAR] 1 destroyDictionary  Pollution could decimate the river's population of ... of the 
castle.wipe outravage  The soldiers had ravaged the village.eradicate  battling 
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