depasture

/ (diːˈpɑːstʃə) /

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verb

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

(tr) to pasture (cattle or sheep)

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Words nearby depasture

Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, department store, departure, depasture, depauperate, depend, dependability, dependable, dependant

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How to use depasture in a sentence

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