DECIMATE
Scrabble letter values: D2E1C3I1M3A1T1E1 = 13
Definition
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies.
- verb kill in large numbers. — synonyms: eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe_out, carry_off
Examples
- “the plague wiped out an entire population”