| VERB | change | decimate | kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies |
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| change | decimate, eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, carry off | kill / kill / kill in large numbers |
| Sounds | deh'sahmey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 539 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | kill | Cause to die |
| Similar to | eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off | kill / kill / kill in large numbers |
| Meaning | kill / kill / kill in large numbers. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, carry off | |
| Broader | kill | Cause to die |
| Similar to | decimate | kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies |
| Nouns | decimation | destroying or killing a large / large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) |