depopulate
English
/diːˈpɒpjəleɪt/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc.
- (transitive) To remove the components from a circuit board.
- (intransitive) To become depopulated, to lose its population.
Etymology
Prefix from English populate derived from Latin dēpopulō.
Origin
Latin
dēpopulō
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- autopopulate English
- depopulation English
- outpopulate English
- overpopulate English
- populatable English
- populate English
- population English
- populator English
- prepopulate English
- repopulate English
- dēpopulō Latin
- populātus Latin