Answer: decimates

AnswerCrossword Clue
DECIMATESMarried tithers?
DECIMATESDestroys
DECIMATESNearly wipes out
decimatesKill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of
decimatesDrastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of (something)
decimatesKill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment for the whole group
decimatesDECIMATE, to destroy heavily