decimated

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Unless we can bring order and some measure of prosperity to Afghanistan, without having our own troops "decimated" -- we can't really declare a victory there either.

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  1. transitive verb To destroy or kill a large part of (a group).
  2. transitive verb Usage Problem To inflict great destruction or damage on: The fawns decimated my rose bushes.
  3. transitive verb Usage Problem To reduce markedly in amount: a profligate heir who decimated his trust fund.
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  • Sadry: [nods] The message would always be the same: Erewhon has been decimated, and you need an alliance. —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 03 - September 1999
  • Where one city was decimated, another was expanding. —  EBSCOhost
  • Instead of being decimated, the tribe had not suffered to any serious extent and were as strong and aggressive as ever. —  The Life of Kit Carson
  • The empire was decimated, and the noble who had overseen its fate sat beside her. —  VANCE MOORE
  • These are all key injuries that have ultimately left us humiliatingly decimated, and in that respect we have been very unlucky, particularly due to the nature in which these injuries had occurred. —  Arsenal Mania
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