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Word: Depopulate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
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’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdiːˈpɒpjʊleɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
substantially reduce the population of (an area)
Short Definition:substantially reduce population of
Examples:- the disease could depopulate a town the size of Bournemouth
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