Decimate
Decimate verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: the army's attack decimated the enemy's defenses beyond repair
Extinguish is a synonym for decimate. In some cases you can use "Extinguish" instead a verb "Decimate".
Extinguish
Extinguish verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: a fatal blunder that extinguished all hope that the team would actually win the play-offs
Nearby Words: extinguishing, extinguisher
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crush and decimate
- crush and extinguish
- liquidate and decimate
- liquidate and extinguish
- annihilate and decimate
- annihilate and extinguish
- suppress and decimate
- suppress and extinguish
- demolish and decimate
- demolish and extinguish
- eliminate and decimate
- eliminate and extinguish
- ravage and decimate
- ravage and extinguish
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