GRE vocabulary
decimate
to destroy or reduce drastically a large portion of something
In a sentence
Decimate in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing decimate in a sentence.
The blight decimated the orchards that the village depended on.
Synonyms
devastateannihilateravage
Antonyms
preserverestorespare
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Common questions
Questions about “decimate”
Decimate (verb) means to destroy or reduce drastically a large portion of something
Here is decimate used in an example sentence: "The blight decimated the orchards that the village depended on."
Common synonyms for decimate include devastate, annihilate, ravage.
Antonyms of decimate include preserve, restore, spare.
Decimate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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