English for R&Dcourse

English for R&Dcourse

decimate

decimate★
/ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/
verb
decimate★verb
/ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/истреблять
to destroy or severely reduce a large part of something
  • The disease decimated the local bird population.
  • Years of drought have decimated crops across the region.
From the textSome would even say decimated.