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eliminate vs decimate

decimate vs eliminate

eliminate and decimate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eliminate No No Yes No
decimate No No Yes No
As verbs, eliminate and decimate are synonyms defined as:
  • eliminate and decimate: kill in large numbers
Other synonyms of eliminate include annihilate, carry off, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out.
eliminate (verb) decimate (verb)
eliminate from the body kill in large numbers
kill in large numbers kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
terminate, end, or take out
remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
dismiss from consideration or a contest
remove from a contest or race
get rid of something
Difference between eliminate and decimate

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