re: Ice absolutely decimated my live oaks (TX Hill Country)

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a word that is used incorrectly way too often

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dec·i·mate
/'des??mat/
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verb
past tense: decimated; past participle: decimated
1.
kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.


I mean a large percentage of my trees are destroyed. Seems to fit.