˜yÐÄvlog

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depeople

[ dee-pee-puhl ]

verb (used with object)

depeopled, depeopling.
  1. to depopulate.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of depeople1

First recorded in 1605–15; de- + people
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"We cannot depeople France to people Canada," wrote the King; but from his royal revenue he set aside money yearly to send men to Canada as soldiers, women as wives.

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

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