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Decimating

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carry offverb(transitive, idiomatic) To act convincingly; to succeed at giving the impression of (e.g.) knowledge, confidence, or familiarity.
eliminateverb(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
annihilateverbTo reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
eradicateverb(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
extinguishverb(transitive) To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
wipe outverb(transitive) To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.
destroyingverb(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
annihilatingverbCausing annihilation; devastating.
ravagingverbThe act by which something is ravaged.
ruiningverbThe act or process by which something is ruined.
devastateverbTo ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
obliteratingverbCausing obliteration; devastating.
devouringverbThe act by which something is devoured.
wreckingverbThe act by which something is wrecked.
guttingverbDisheartening, crushing.
depletingverbDepletion.
underminingverbThe act or process by which something is undermined.
bankruptingverb(transitive) To force into bankruptcy.
overrunningverb(transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
evisceratingverb(transitive) To disembowel; to remove the viscera.

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