Old French, Latinde- ‘from, down, away’ and Latindis- ‘apart’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
a depopulated area
1shows an opposite: deindustrialization (=becoming less industrial)2shows that something is removed: Debone the fish (=remove its bones). The king was dethroned (=removed from power).3shows that something is reduced: The government have devalued the currency.