Depopulate Definition
dē-pŏpyə-lāt
depopulated, depopulates, depopulating
verb
depopulated, depopulates, depopulating
To reduce the population of, esp. by violence, disease, etc.
Webster's New World
Origin of Depopulate
Latin dēpopulāri dēpopulāt- to lay waste dē- de- populārī to ravage (from populus people, throng)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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de- + populate
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