wipe out vs decimate

wipe out and decimate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wipe out	No	No	Yes	No
decimate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wipe out and decimate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of wipe out include annihilate, carry off, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish.

wipe out (verb)	decimate (verb)
kill in large numbers	kill in large numbers
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase	kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
remove from memory or existence
wipe out the effect of something
use up (resources or materials)
eliminate completely and without a trace