depopulating

ˌdiːˈpɒpjəleɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of depopulating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

reducing population

Rare

causing a reduction in population

Rare

The depopulating effects of the disease were evident in the abandoned villages.
The war had a depopulating effect on the region.
The depopulating trend was alarming to the officials.

decreasing

diminishing

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Origin of depopulating

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

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French:dépeuplant, ...
German:entvölkernd, ...
Italian:spopolante, ...
Spanish:reductor de población, ...
Portuguese:reduzindo a população, ...
Chinese:导致人口减少的, ...
Japanese:人口を減少させる, ...
Arabic:مُقَلِّل لِلسُّكَّان, ...
Hebrew:מְדַלֵּל, ...
Russian:сокращающий население, ...
Ukrainian:зменшення населення, ...
Hindi:जनसंख्या घटाने वाला, ...
Bengali:জনসংখ্যা হ্রাসকারী, ...
Catalan:despoblant, ...
Czech:vylidňovací, ...
Danish:affolkning, ...
Dutch:ontvolking, ...
Greek:αποπληθυσμός, ...
Hungarian:népességcsökkentő, ...
Khmer:ដែលធ្វើឱ្យចំនួនប្រជាជនថយចុះ, ...
Korean:인구 감소, ...
Persian:کاهش‌دهنده جمعیت, ...
Polish:wyludniający, ...
Portuguese (BR):reduzindo a população, ...
Romanian:depopulant, ...
Swedish:avfolkande, ...
Thai:ทำให้ประชากรลดลง, ...
Turkish:nüfusu azaltan, ...
Vietnamese:giảm dân số, ...

depopulate

diˈpɑpjəˌleɪt

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)

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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