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   depopulate

   /ˌdiːˈpɒpjʊleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. substantially reduce the population of (an area): "the disease could depopulate a town the size of Bournemouth"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘ravage, lay waste’): from Latin depopulat- ‘ravaged’, from the verb depopulari, from de- ‘completely’ + populari ‘lay waste’ (from populus ‘people’).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEPOPULATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DEPOPULATE definition: 1. to cause a country or area to have fewer people living in it: 2. to cause a country or area to…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     DEPOPULATE meaning: 1. to cause a country or area to have...

   • Polski

     depopulate definicja: 1. to cause a country or area to have...

   • Translate to Mandarin Chinese

     DEPOPULATE translate: 使人口减少，使居民减少. Learn more in the...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     depopulate 의미, 정의, depopulate의 정의: 1. to cause a country or...

   • Pronunciation in English

     depopulate pronunciation. How to say depopulate. Listen to...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › depopulateDepopulate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : to reduce greatly the population of. depopulation. (ˌ)dē-ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shən. noun. Examples of depopulate in a Sentence. Large areas of the country had been depopulated by disease. Recent Examples on the Web Both sides of the seventy-five-mile-wide frontier have been largely depopulated, except for soldiers.

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   DEPOPULATE meaning: 1. to cause a country or area to have fewer people living in it: 2. to cause a country or area to…. Learn more.

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   Depopulate definition: to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.. See examples of DEPOPULATE used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › depopulatedepopulate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of depopulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   IPA guide. Other forms: depopulated; depopulating; depopulates. Definitions of depopulate. verb. reduce in population. “The epidemic depopulated the countryside”. synonyms: desolate. see more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEPOPULATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. To depopulate an area means to greatly reduce the number of people living there. The famine threatened to depopulate the continent. [VERB noun] depopulated adjective. ...a small, rural, and depopulated part of the south-west. depopulation (diːpɒpjʊleɪʃən ) uncountable noun. ...rural depopulation. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.