What is the meaning of decimate?

Kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies.
Kill in large numbers.
- usage: "the plague wiped out an entire population"
- synonyms: eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, carry off

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