unpeople

[ uhn-pee-puhl ]

verb (used with object)

, un·peo·pled, un·peo·pling.

1. to deprive of people; person; depopulate.

unpeople

/ ʌnˈpiːpəl /

verb

1. tr to empty of people

Word History and Origins

Origin of unpeople¹

First recorded in 1525–35; un- ² + people

Example Sentences

Could it be received into common belief, suicide would unpeople the planet.

From Project Gutenberg

And is it not fit and equal that God should unchurch us and unpeople us?

From Project Gutenberg