depopulate
to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
Archaic. depopulated.
Origin of depopulate
1Other words from depopulate
- de·pop·u·la·tion, noun
- de·pop·u·la·tive, adjective
- de·pop·u·la·tor, noun
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How to use depopulate in a sentence
These earlier refugees resulted from, among other sources, the depopulation of the largest Palestinian cities of Yaffa and Haifa.
In many places Hispanics constitute the major counterforce to wholesale depopulation.
The federal government plans to spend up to $80 million to fund research in connection with honeybee depopulation syndrome.
Michael Strogoff's great fear was lest, in the depopulation of the towns, he should be unable to obtain the means of transport.
Michael Strogoff | Jules VerneThe abundance or scarcity of food is a principle in political economy, which is assumed as the primary cause of depopulation.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. Schoolcraft
It is the failure of the race of furred animals, and the want of industry in hunting them, that operate to produce depopulation.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. SchoolcraftHe was represented, that is, as holding depopulation to be good in itself.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenSo fearful, in former times, was the observance of this barbarous custom, that many towns narrowly escaped depopulation.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon Latham
British Dictionary definitions for depopulate
/ (dɪˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt) /
to be or cause to be reduced in population
Derived forms of depopulate
- depopulation, noun
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