transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dē-ˈpä-pyə-ˌlāt ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Latin depopulatus, past participle of depopulari, from de- + populari to ravage
Date: 1548
1. obsolete : ravage
2. : to reduce greatly the population of
• de·pop·u·la·tion (ˌ)dē-ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shən noun