depasture

/ (diːˈpɑːstʃə) /

verb

to graze or denude by grazing (a pasture, esp a meadow specially grown for the purpose)

(tr) to pasture (cattle or sheep)

Words nearby depasture

department store, departmental store, departmentalism, departmentalize, departure, depasture, depauperate, depend, dependable, dependant, dependence

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Examples from the Web for depasture

Sheep are plentiful and large flocks are brought into the valley to depasture from Cashmere.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains|Augustus Henry Irby
The rector has a right to the profits of the soil, and he or his tenants can depasture it with sheep.
The Legal Position of the Clergy|P. V. Smith