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eradicate vs decimate

decimate vs eradicate

eradicate and decimate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eradicate No No Yes No
decimate No No Yes No
As verbs, eradicate and decimate are synonyms defined as:
  • eradicate and decimate: kill in large numbers
Other synonyms of eradicate include annihilate, carry off, eliminate, extinguish, wipe out.
eradicate (verb) decimate (verb)
kill in large numbers kill in large numbers
destroy completely, as if down to the roots kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
Difference between eradicate and decimate

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