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Definition of depopulate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

depopulate

verb

NAmE//ˌdiˈpɑpyəˌleɪt//

[usually passive] depopulate somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they depopulate

he / she / it depopulates

past simple depopulated

-ing form depopulating

to reduce the number of people living in a place Whole stretches of land were laid waste and depopulated.

depopulation

NAmE//ˌdiˌpɑpyəˈleɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See depopulate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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