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depopulate
[ verb dee-pop-yuh-leyt; adjective dee-pop-yuh-lit, -leyt ]
/ verb diˈpɒp yəˌleɪt; adjective diˈpɒp yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
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verb (used with object), de·pop·u·lat·ed, de·pop·u·lat·ing.
to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
adjective
Archaic. depopulated.
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Origin of depopulate
OTHER WORDS FROM depopulate
de·pop·u·la·tion, nounde·pop·u·la·tive, adjectivede·pop·u·la·tor, nounWords nearby depopulate
depollute, depolymerize, depone, deponent, Depo-Provera, depopulate, deport, deportation, deportee, deportment, deposal
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British Dictionary definitions for depopulate
depopulate
/ (dɪˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt) /
verb
to be or cause to be reduced in population
Derived forms of depopulate
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