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depopulate
[dee-pop-yuh-leyt, dee-pop-yuh-lit, -leyt]
verb (used with object)
to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
adjective
Archaic.depopulated.
depopulate
/ ɪˈɒʊˌɪ /
verb
to be or cause to be reduced in population
Other 51Թ Forms
- depopulation noun
- depopulative adjective
- depopulator noun
- ˌDZˈپDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of depopulate1
Example Sentences
“It is key to note that the court denied an indiscriminate mass release of youth, and that Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall will not be fully depopulated or closed.”
Are there other ways that an urban community could improve its fire resilience short of depopulating and creating large fire breaks between homes?
Even music venues that survived the fire are facing the fallout of a depopulated beach community.
She has heard stories of workers losing hours of work as animals have gotten sick and poultry farms have been entirely depopulated.
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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