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depopulate
de·pop·u·late D0143800 (dē-pŏp′yə-lāt′)tr.v. de·pop·u·lat·ed, de·pop·u·lat·ing, de·pop·u·lates To reduce sharply the population of, as by disease, war, or forcible relocation.
[Latin dēpopulāri, dēpopulāt-, to lay waste : dē-, de- + populārī, to ravage (from populus, people, throng).]
de·pop′u·la′tion n.de·pop′u·la′tor n.depopulate (dɪˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt) vb (Sociology) to be or cause to be reduced in population deˌpopuˈlation nde•pop•u•late (diˈpɒp yəˌleɪt)
v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion. [1525–35; < Latin dēpopulātus devastated, past participle of dēpopulārī; see de-, populate] de•pop`u•la′tion, n. de•pop′u•la`tor, n. depopulate
Past participle: depopulated
Gerund: depopulating
| Imperative |
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| depopulate | | depopulate |
| Present |
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| I depopulate | | you depopulate | | he/she/it depopulates | | we depopulate | | you depopulate | | they depopulate |
| Preterite |
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| I depopulated | | you depopulated | | he/she/it depopulated | | we depopulated | | you depopulated | | they depopulated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am depopulating | | you are depopulating | | he/she/it is depopulating | | we are depopulating | | you are depopulating | | they are depopulating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have depopulated | | you have depopulated | | he/she/it has depopulated | | we have depopulated | | you have depopulated | | they have depopulated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was depopulating | | you were depopulating | | he/she/it was depopulating | | we were depopulating | | you were depopulating | | they were depopulating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had depopulated | | you had depopulated | | he/she/it had depopulated | | we had depopulated | | you had depopulated | | they had depopulated |
| Future |
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| I will depopulate | | you will depopulate | | he/she/it will depopulate | | we will depopulate | | you will depopulate | | they will depopulate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have depopulated | | you will have depopulated | | he/she/it will have depopulated | | we will have depopulated | | you will have depopulated | | they will have depopulated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be depopulating | | you will be depopulating | | he/she/it will be depopulating | | we will be depopulating | | you will be depopulating | | they will be depopulating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been depopulating | | you have been depopulating | | he/she/it has been depopulating | | we have been depopulating | | you have been depopulating | | they have been depopulating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been depopulating | | you will have been depopulating | | he/she/it will have been depopulating | | we will have been depopulating | | you will have been depopulating | | they will have been depopulating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been depopulating | | you had been depopulating | | he/she/it had been depopulating | | we had been depopulating | | you had been depopulating | | they had been depopulating |
| Conditional |
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| I would depopulate | | you would depopulate | | he/she/it would depopulate | | we would depopulate | | you would depopulate | | they would depopulate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have depopulated | | you would have depopulated | | he/she/it would have depopulated | | we would have depopulated | | you would have depopulated | | they would have depopulated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | depopulate - reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"desolateshrink, reduce - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" |
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Synonyms for depopulateverb reduce in populationSynonymsRelated Words |