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
- 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.