Definitions for depopulate
diˈpɒp yəˌleɪtde·pop·u·late

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. depopulate, desolateverb

   reduce in population

   "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. depopulateverb

   To reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DEPOPULATEverb

   To unpeople; to lay waste; to destroy inhabited countries.

   Etymology: depopulor, Latin.

   Where is this viper,
   That would depopulate the city, and
   Be every man himself? William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   He turned his arms upon unarmed and unprovided people, to spoil only and depopulate, contrary to the laws both of war and peace. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   A land exhausted to the last remains,
   Depopulated towns, and driven plains. John Dryden, Æn.

   Grim death, in different shapes,
   Depopulates the nations, thousands fall
   His victims. Phillips.

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1. depopulate

   To depopulate means to significantly reduce the population of an area, often by making it uninhabitable, causing people to evacuate or migrate, or through a drastic decline in birth rates. This can be due to various factors such as war, disease, environmental disasters, or government policies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Depopulateverb

   to deprive of inhabitants, whether by death or by expulsion; to reduce greatly the populousness of; to dispeople; to unpeople

2. Depopulateverb

   to become dispeopled

3. Etymology: [L. depopulatus, p. p. of depopulari to ravage; de- + populari to ravage, fr. populus people: cf. OF. depopuler, F. dpeupler. See People.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Depopulate

   de-pop′ū-lāt, v.t. to deprive of population, to dispeople.—v.i. to become dispeopled.—adj. depopulated.—ns. Depopulā′tion, act of depopulating: havoc: destruction; Depop′ulator. [L. depopulāri, depopulātus—de, inten., and populāri, to spread over a country, said of a hostile people (L. populus)—hence to ravage, to destroy. Some make it a freq. of spoliāre, to plunder.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of depopulate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of depopulate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of depopulate in a Sentence

1. David Petraeus:

   They will just pummel the city ; they will destroy( it) section by section. They will starve the people out, depopulate it.

2. John McCain:

   John McCain said. Last weekend, the Obama administration sent six Guantanamo Bay detainees to Uruguay for resettlement as refugees as part of Guantanamo Bay plan to depopulate the camp prior to its closure. Four of the former detainees -- Ahmed Adnan Ahjam, Ali Hussain Shaabaan, Omar Mahmoud Faraj, and Jihad Diyab -- are Syrian nationals, while Abdul Bin Mohammed Abis Ourgy is Tunisian, and Mohammed Tahanmatan is Palestinian, according to Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby. RELATED : GOP congressman : We' ought to rethink' Gitmo transfer policy I just don't think that is trustworthy, i am very concerned.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=depopulate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Depopulate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=depopulate
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depopulate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=depopulate