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de•pop•u•late
Pronunciation: (
—v.dē-pop'yu-lāt";
—adj.dē-pop'yu-lit, -lāt"), [key]
—v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
—adj.
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v.t.
to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
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adj.
Archaic.depopulated.
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