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zugrunde richten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decimate verb To destroy or reduce a large part of something.

Senses

zugrunde richten is used for these senses in English:

  • decimate (loosely) To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.

decimate — full definition

  1. verb To destroy or reduce a large part of something.
  2. verb Historically, to kill one in every ten of a group, especially as a punishment carried out in the Roman army.

Related German words