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Associations of "Decimated" (30 Words)
ablation | The erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers. |
abolish | Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution. The tax was abolished in 1977. |
annihilate | Convert (a subatomic particle) into radiant energy. The stronger force annihilated its opponent virtually without loss. |
cull | An inferior or surplus livestock animal selected for culling. He sees culling deer as a necessity. |
delete | Remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), especially by drawing a line through it. If one important gene is deleted from an animal s DNA other genes can stand in. |
demolish | Humiliate or depress completely. The wrecking ball demolished the building. |
demolition | The act of demolishing. Ireland s demolition of England. |
destroy | Destroy completely damage irreparably. He has been determined to destroy her. |
destruction | The termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists. The avalanche left a trail of destruction. |
efface | Cause (a memory or emotion) to disappear completely. Nothing could efface the bitter memory. |
eliminate | Eliminate from the body. Eliminate my debts. |
eradicate | Kill in large numbers. This disease has been eradicated from the world. |
erasable | Capable of being effaced. A signal too loud to be erasable in a single pass through the erase head. |
erase | Rub out or remove (writing or marks. The file has been erased from the hard disk. |
eraser | A piece of soft rubber or plastic used to rub out something written. |
excision | The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence. Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause. |
exterminate | Kill (a pest. Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews Gypsies Communists and homosexuals of Europe. |
extirpate | Surgically remove (an organ. Timber wolves were extirpated from New England more than a century ago. |
extirpation | The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence. |
null | Combine a signal with another in order to create a null cancel out. Null and void. |
nullify | Make legally null and void; invalidate. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions. |
obliterate | Remove completely from recognition or memory. The memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind. |
obviate | Do away with. The presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains. |
raze | Completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement. Villages were razed to the ground. |
remove | Remove from a position or an office. He removed his children to the countryside. |
ruthlessly | Without pity or compassion for others. They fell prey to money lenders who ruthlessly exploited them. |
squander | Spend thoughtlessly; throw away. 100m of taxpayers money has been squandered on administering the tax. |
stump | Use a stump on a drawing line etc. Education chiefs were stumped by some of the exam questions. |
uproot | Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment. The war uprooted many people. |