Definition of "decimated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of decimate. (verb)

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• "But carried forward, we still use the word decimated to indicate horrific losses even or particularly in the case of military conflicts."
• "Unless we can bring order and some measure of prosperity to Afghanistan, without having our own troops "decimated" -- we can't really declare a victory there either."
• "The half-dozen neighborhoods I drove or walked through in various parts of Stockton proved but repeats of Little John Creek, still littered with empty homes -- "decimated" -- more than a year after the financial meltdown occurred."