dispeople

[ dis-pee-puhl ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·peo·pled, dis·peo·pling.

1. to deprive of people; person; depopulate.

Other Words From

• dis·people·ment noun
• dis·peopler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dispeople¹

First recorded in 1480–90; dis- ¹ + people

Example Sentences

As for conflagrations and great droughts, they do not merely dispeople and destroy.

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