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Main Entry:
dec·i·mate
[
des
-
uh
-meyt
]
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ˈdɛs
əˌmeɪt
/
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Example Sentences
It is possible that Polynesian rats, arriving with human settlers, may have eaten enough seeds to help to
decimate
the trees.
The fawns
decimate
d my rose bushes.
In a footnote of his 152-page ruling, he discounted fears that invalidating such patents would
decimate
the industry.
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It is possible that Polynesian rats, arriving with human settlers, may have eaten enough seeds to help to
decimate
the trees.
The fawns
decimate
d my rose bushes.
In a footnote of his 152-page ruling, he discounted fears that invalidating such patents would
decimate
the industry.
They did not dominate, or
decimate
, or elicit fear across the league.
He encounters a world in flux, where human colonization threatens to
decimate
the jungle and its countless natural resources.
Alzheimer's can take 10 years or longer to
decimate
the brain.
There were worries that the new visa requirements would
decimate
our postgraduate numbers.
Surely something better will come along to
decimate
the status quo.
If it continues much longer, it will
decimate
the local and state economy.
Plants may harbor pests that could
decimate
whole crops.
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