depopulate

diˈpɑpjəˌleɪt

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Conjugation

Definition of depopulate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

demographics

Rare

reduce the population of an area significantly

Rare

War and disease can quickly depopulate a region.

clear out

evacuate

technology

TECH.

remove components from a circuit board

TECH.

Technicians depopulate the board before repairs.

disassemble

dismantle

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Origin of depopulate

Latin, de- (remove) + populare (populate)

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unpeople

depopulate

deprive a place of its people

Examples of depopulate in a sentence

Natural disasters can depopulate entire regions.
Engineers depopulate the board for upgrades.
They depopulate the circuit to replace faulty parts.

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French:dépeupler, désassembler, ...
German:entvölkern, entfernen, ...
Italian:svuotare, rimuovere i componenti, ...
Spanish:deshabitar, desmontar, ...
Portuguese:esvaziar, remover componentes, ...
Chinese:减少人口, 拆除, ...
Japanese:人口を減らす, 取り除く, ...
Arabic:فَرَّغَ, أَزَالَ المُكَوِّنَات, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְחִית אֶת הָאוּכְלוֹסִיָּה, לְהַסִּיר רְכִיבִים, ...
Russian:обезлюдить, удалять, ...
Ukrainian:зменшити населення, знімати, ...
Hindi:जनसंख्या कम करना, खाली करना, ...
Bengali:জনসংখ্যা হ্রাস করা, উপাদান সরানো, ...
Catalan:despoblar, despoplar, ...
Czech:vylidnit, odstranit součástky z desky, ...
Danish:affolke, fjerne komponenter, ...
Dutch:ontvolken, verwijderen, ...
Greek:αποπληθυσμός, αφαιρώ εξαρτήματα, ...
Hungarian:elnépteleníteni, kiforrasztani, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយប្រជាជន, ដកគ្រឿងបន្លាស់ចេញពីបន្ទះសៀគ្វី, ...
Korean:인구를 줄이다, 제거하다, ...
Persian:کاهش جمعیت دادن, خالی کردند, ...
Polish:wyludniać, usunąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):despovoar, remover componentes, ...
Romanian:a depopula, a demonta, ...
Swedish:avfolka, ta bort komponenter, ...
Thai:ลดจำนวนประชากร, ถอดชิ้นส่วน, ...
Turkish:nüfusunu azaltmak, bileşenlerden arındırmak, ...
Vietnamese:giảm dân số, loại bỏ, ...

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