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Verb: depopulate  dee'pó-pyu`leyt
  1. Reduce in population
    "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
    - desolate

Derived forms: depopulating, depopulated, depopulates

See also: depopulation

Type of: reduce, shrink

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deplume
Depokene
depolarisation
depolarise
depolarization
depolarize
depoliticise
depoliticize
depone
deponent
depopulate
depopulated
depopulation
deport
deportation
deportee
deportment
depose
deposer
deposit
deposit account