WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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What does the word decimate mean?
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Remove a large percent of something; destroy; diminish;
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Degrade/laugh at/mock
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A symbol in algebra
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Decide
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -/ˈdes.ə.meɪt/ to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely: Populations of endangered animals have been decimated.
Detailed explanation-2: -: to cause great destruction or harm to. firebombs decimated the city. an industry decimated by recession.
Detailed explanation-3: -NPR’s journalists routinely use the word “decimate” when they mean to denote “completely ruined or destroyed.” “Decimate” means to kill every tenth person or soldier as a means of mass punishment.
Detailed explanation-4: -(verb) in the sense of devastate. Synonyms. devastate. ravage. wreak havoc on.
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