decimate
/ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/
decimate
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
de - ci - mate -> decimate
Myanmar meaning
(v) အများအပြား သေကျေပြုန်းတီး သည်။ (v) လျော့နည်းသည်။
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(က) အများအပြား သေကျေပြုန်းတီး သည်။ Disease has decimated the population.
(ခ) (infml ) လျော့နည်းသည်။
Student numbers have been decimated by cuts in grants.
❏ decimation /desÇ'meÇʃn/ n [U]
ပြုန်းတီးမှု။
the decimation of the rain forests.
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destroy, devastate, annihilate, ruin, cut a swathe through, slaughter, lay waste, demolish, reduce, cut down, bring to ruin, butcher, clean out, commit genocide, cut a swath through, dilapidate, execute, exterminate, kill off, make a mess of, massacre, obliterate, ruination, spoilate, stamp out, use up, wipe out, wreak havoc on, wrecker
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