DEPOPULATE


Meaning of DEPOPULATE in English

v.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ' pä-py ə - ˌ l ā t

Function: 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 )d ē - ˌ pä-py ə - ' l ā -sh ə n \ noun

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