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Antonyms
1. decimate
verb. ['ˈdɛsəˌmeɪt'] kill in large numbers.
Synonyms
- extinguish
- eliminate
- kill
- carry off
- wipe out
- annihilate
Antonyms
- ignite
- begin
- keep down
- necessitate
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Words that Rhyme with Decimate
- acclimate
- amalgamate
- animate
- approximate
- automate
- breakmate
- checkmate
- classmate
- consummate
- dichromate
- dichromate
- estimate
- glucosamate
- glutamate
- inmate
- intimate
- multimate
- overestimate
- papermate
- phonemate
Example sentences of the word decimate
1. Verb, base form
Spider mites thrive in hot dry climates and can decimate a crop in days.
2. Adjective
Insects and vermin that decimate vegetation are kept at bay.
2. decimate
verb. ['ˈdɛsəˌmeɪt'] kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies.
Synonyms
- extinguish
- eliminate
- kill
- carry off
- wipe out
- annihilate
Antonyms
- switch on
- add
- arrive
- bring