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decimate /'desimeit/

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh

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sát hại

cholera has decimated the cholera has decimated the population

bệnh dịch tả đã sát hại nhiều người
verb

-mates; -mated; -mating

[+ obj] to destroy a large number of (plants, animals, people, etc.)

This kind of moth is responsible for decimating thousands of trees in our town.

usually used as (be) decimated

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.

usually used as (be) decimated

The landscape is decimated by pollution.

the company's decimated stock prices