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单词 decimated
释义

decimated

adjective

dec·​i·​mat·​ed ˈde-sə-ˌmā-təd How to pronounce decimated (audio)
1
: drastically reduced especially in number
… the decimated population of Atlantic salmon that once gamboled in dozens of rivers in the northeastern United States … Pete Bodo
A denuded forest may one day regrow; the decimated culture that called it home sadly will not. Stephen Messenger
2
: destroyed or significantly harmed
… its dusty streets, scattered with burned out vehicles and flanked on either side by decimated buildings. Jay Akbar
Many workers may want to delay retirement to replenish decimated 401(k) portfolios … Emily Brandon
Can we take as governor a man who'd give $46 million in public money to a bottling lobby, instead of using it to salvage decimated public programs? David Nyhan
see also decimate

Word History

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1

decimated

verb

past tense of decimate
as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the army's attack decimated the enemy's defenses beyond repair

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • destroyed
  • ruined
  • demolished
  • devastated
  • shattered
  • wrecked
  • smashed
  • damaged
  • ravaged
  • annihilated
  • eroded
  • wasted
  • overcame
  • vaporized
  • pulverized
  • marred
  • crippled
  • extinguished
  • desolated
  • razed
  • wracked
  • killed
  • crushed
  • dismantled
  • totaled
  • defeated
  • creamed
  • nuked
  • blasted
  • rubbed out
  • tore down
  • removed
  • injured
  • pulled down
  • disintegrated
  • subdued
  • broke
  • conquered
  • clobbered
  • totalled
  • deteriorated
  • did in
  • mutilated
  • mangled
  • trounced
  • impaired
  • trimmed
  • harmed
  • obliterated
  • eradicated
  • routed
  • spoiled
  • gutted
  • dissolved
  • thrashed
  • disfigured
  • overmatched
  • bested
  • scotched
  • slaughtered
  • licked
  • whipped
  • mastered
  • dynamited
  • exterminated
  • scoured
  • plundered
  • pillaged
  • liquidated
  • defaced
  • murdered
  • sacked
  • assassinated
  • looted
  • dilapidated
  • beat
  • massacred
  • extirpated
  • walloped
  • surmounted
  • disassembled
  • trampled
  • vitiated
  • despoiled
  • washed out
  • trashed
  • drubbed
  • expunged
  • vandalized
  • dispatched
  • executed
  • butchered
  • blew up
  • wiped out
  • spoilt
  • felled
  • blotted out
  • zapped
  • skunked
  • unmade
  • undid
  • unbuilt
  • effaced
  • took down
  • cut down
  • killed off
  • triumphed (over)
  • slew
  • prevailed (over)
  • swept (away)
  • overbore
  • wore (away)
  • won (against)
  • havocked
  • took out
  • stamped (out)
  • snuffed (out)
  • rooted (out)
  • mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • built
  • constructed
  • created
  • erected
  • raised
  • repaired
  • reared
  • produced
  • fixed
  • formed
  • assembled
  • invented
  • made
  • manufactured
  • shaped
  • established
  • protected
  • molded
  • organized
  • preserved
  • constituted
  • fabricated
  • forged
  • saved
  • patched
  • revamped
  • framed
  • founded
  • instituted
  • brought about
  • fashioned
  • rebuilt
  • set up
  • restored
  • mended
  • doctored
  • reconditioned
  • reconstructed
  • conserved
  • put up
  • remodeled
  • renovated
  • fathered
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