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depopulate

/diːˈpɒpjʊleɪt/

/diˈpɑpjʊˌleɪt/

Translations

depopulateverb

depopulated

Past Simple

depopulated

Past Participle

depopulating

Gerund

/diːˈpɒpjʊleɪt/

/diˈpɑpjʊˌleɪt/

The war threatened to depopulate the entire region.

Война угрожала обезлюдить весь регион.

Synonyms

thin out

Antonyms

depopulateverb

To reduce the population of an area.

The government implemented policies to depopulate the overcrowded city.

To remove or cause the removal of people from a place.

The war threatened to depopulate entire villages in the region.