WORD: DECIMATE
MEANING:
1. To destroy or kill a large part of (a group of people or organisms).
2. Usage Problem
a. To inflict great destruction or damage on: The storm decimated the region.
b. To reduce markedly in amount: a profligate heir who decimated his trust fund.
3. To select by lot and kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Trouble In Rajasthan After Congress Decimation In Lok Sabha Polls
PRONOUNCE:
dec·i·mate - डेसमेट / डेसमैट
LINK: DECIMATE
MEANING:
1. To destroy or kill a large part of (a group of people or organisms).
2. Usage Problem
a. To inflict great destruction or damage on: The storm decimated the region.
b. To reduce markedly in amount: a profligate heir who decimated his trust fund.
3. To select by lot and kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers).
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Trouble In Rajasthan After Congress Decimation In Lok Sabha Polls
PRONOUNCE:
dec·i·mate - डेसमेट / डेसमैट
LINK: DECIMATE
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