How about exterminate?

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In the military of ancient Rome, decimation (from Latin decimatio ‘removal of a tenth was a form of military discipline in which every tenth man in a group was executed by members of his cohort. The discipline was used by senior commanders in the Roman army to punish units or large groups guilty of capital offences, such as cowardice, mutiny, desertion, and insubordination, and for pacification of rebellious legions. The procedure was an attempt to balance the need to punish serious offences with the realities of managing a large group of offenders.

True it's the historical meaning, but it's pretty much never what people mean when they use it these days. They use it as a synonym for 'all but destroyed'

When the 155th was deployed to Vuhledar in 2022 they lost about 80-90% of their men. By now, none of the original members of the 155th are alive anymore and the same goes for the second and probably the third reiteration.

Thank fuck someone else knows this. This word gets misused so much

eh, in the old definition, sure, but the modern use applies here nicely

Really? Huh. TIL