depopulate
verb (used with object)
to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
had depopulated
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past perfectof depopulate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Then, with the luck of a gambler and the persistence of an insurance salesman, he made the most of the wartime blackouts and travel restrictions, which had depopulated many a hotel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ancient wars had depopulated much of the city, however, and large areas of Volantis had begun to sink back into the mud on which it stood.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
By the fourth century bce, years of unrest had depopulated large swaths of the country.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Then having pursued them in their flight, after he had depopulated the entire Volscian land, he at length in the seventieth year forced the Volscians to a surrender.
From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Titus Livius
The heavy drowsiness of a mid-winter noon had depopulated her booths and bazaars and quieted the quaint traffic of her squares.
From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Elizabeth Miller
