decimate

Verb
  1. Kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies (synset 200471989)
    is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
    verb group: annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out - kill in large numbers
  2. Kill in large numbers (synset 200471632)
    "the plague wiped out an entire population"
    is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
    same as: annihilate, carry off, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out
    verb group: decimate - kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

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