Decimate
Put down
Put down verb - To put a stop to (something) by the use of force.
Usage example: a tyrant who ruthlessly put down uprisings
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Put down and Decimate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decimate/put_down
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