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depopulate

[ verb dee-pop-yuh-leyt; adjective dee-pop-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

verb (used with object)

depopulated, depopulating.
  1. to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.


adjective

  1. Archaic. depopulated.

depopulate

/ ɪˈɒʊˌɪ /

verb

  1. to be or cause to be reduced in population
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDZˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·DZu·tDz noun
  • ·DZu·t adjective
  • ·DZu·tǰ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of depopulate1

1525–35; < Latin ŧDZܱٳܲ devastated (past participle of ŧDZܱī ), equivalent to ŧ- de- + DZܱٳܲ; populate
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Are there other ways that an urban community could improve its fire resilience short of depopulating and creating large fire breaks between homes?

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Even music venues that survived the fire are facing the fallout of a depopulated beach community.

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She has heard stories of workers losing hours of work as animals have gotten sick and poultry farms have been entirely depopulated.

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Mr Gates has long been the subject of multiple conspiracy theories - the most extreme of which claim that he is part of an effort to depopulate the world.

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Despite Israel’s assurances, many Gazans fear that it aims to depopulate the north of the strip and turn it into a closed military zone or a Jewish settlement.

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