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depeople

[ dee-pee-puhl ]
/ diˈpi pəl /
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verb (used with object), de·peo·pled, de·peo·pling.
to depopulate.
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Origin of depeople

First recorded in 1605–15; de- + people

Words nearby depeople

dependency, dependency-prone, dependent, dependent clause, dependent variable, depeople, De Pere, deperm, depersonalization, depersonalize, Depew
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How to use depeople in a sentence

  • Nay, it needs no such stupendous cataclysm to depeople this uneasy orb.

    A Cynic Looks at Life|Ambrose Bierce
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