lähes tuhota — meaning in English
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English meaning
- decimate verb To destroy or reduce a large part of something.
Senses
lähes tuhota is used for these senses in English:
- decimate (proscribed) To reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of (something).
decimate — full definition
- verb To destroy or reduce a large part of something.
- verb Historically, to kill one in every ten of a group, especially as a punishment carried out in the Roman army.