transcription, транскрипция: [ desɪmeɪt ]
( decimates, decimating, decimated)
1.
To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
The pollution could decimate the river’s thriving population of kingfishers...
VERB : V n
2.
To decimate a system or organization means to reduce its size and effectiveness greatly.
...a recession which decimated the nation’s manufacturing industry.
VERB : V n