English-Swedish translations for decimate

decimeraVi måste skydda våra fiskebestånd och inte decimera dem.We need to protect our fish stocks and not decimate them. Bina decimeras till följd av sjukdomar och skadedjur som biodlarna inte kan få bukt med på egen hand.Bees are being decimated by disease and pests with which beekeepers cannot cope alone. Även socialförsäkringssystemet decimeras och löner och pensioner fryses.The social security system is also being decimated and wages and pensions are being frozen.

To kill one-tenth of a group, as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers
To destroy or remove one-tenth of anything
To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely
To exact a tithe or other 10% tax
To tithe: to pay a 10% tax
To reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of anything
To replace a high-resolution model with another of lower but acceptable quality
A tithe or other 10% tax or payment
A set of ten items

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