depopulateverb [ T ]
uk/ˌdiːˈpɒp.jə.leɪt/us/ˌdiːˈpɑː.pjə.leɪt/to cause a country or area to have fewer people living in it:
The region was depopulated by disease/famine/war.
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depopulation
noun [ U ] uk/diːˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/diːˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
rural depopulation/depopulation of the rural areas