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
Mow down
Mow down verb - To kill on a large scale.
Usage example: machine guns mowed down the advancing troops without mercy
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- liquidate and decimate
- liquidate and mow down
- annihilate and decimate
- annihilate and mow down
- extinguish and decimate
- extinguish and mow down
- demolish and decimate
- demolish and mow down
- eliminate and decimate
- eliminate and mow down
- massacre and decimate
- massacre and mow down
- exterminate and decimate
- exterminate and mow down
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