Decimate
Verbबड़ी संख्या में नष्ट करना, क़त्लेआम करना
Definition
To kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of a population or group; historically to kill one in ten.
Contextual Sentence: "The famine decimated the rural population in the 19th century."
💡 Memory Hook (Mnemonic): Decimate - 'deci' means ten - originally to kill one in ten.
Synonyms
annihilate
exterminate
ravage
Antonyms
create
populate
protect