How to pronounce decimate
Listen to decimate in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“decimate” in real sentences
145 clips in the index · 4 American · 67 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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absolutely decimate fishing in Scotland?
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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that since technically decimate you can hear the the dec in decimate it means a tenth
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
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chemicals decimate invertebrate populations indiscriminately worldwide.
British Library · hear it here
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And they are to decimate the navy.
Channel 4 News · hear it here
Why real speech
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