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• past tense form of decimate.
• past participle of decimate.

decimated

American  

[des-uh-may-tid] / ˈdɛs əˌmeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. greatly reduced in number or amount, or having suffered great loss or harm.

   The nonprofit agency has been struggling with a decimated staff and limited resources.

   After the massive earthquake, the only way to reach the decimated villages was by helicopter.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of decimate.

Etymology

Origin of decimated

decimate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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decimated

Almost 250 people died, while vineyards, orange groves and plots used to grow Albufera rice, an essential paella ingredient, were decimated.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Technology destroyed their monopoly on information and decimated their business models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Coen said the lessons he learned from McVay in 2022, when injuries decimated the Rams’ roster, were among the most valuable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The floods - which decimated parts of Nepal on Wednesday and have left at least 2,426 people missing - saw the school building buried under mud and debris.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

He regards the nearly decimated article curiously for a moment, peering at the almost illegible words.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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