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Originally Posted by bhartman36
I understand about "decimate". That's why I conceded I probably needed to get over it. (In my defense, though, Merriam-Webster (at least online) lists the common usage definition third out of three.  ) |
The problem is that we have plenty of perfectly good word for "destroy completely" (annihilate, demolish, eradicate) but no word to replace "decimate" in either its precise meaning of one in ten, or its imprecise one of a lot but not all. Concede nothing, stand fast!