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depopulate

/ˌdiːˈpɒpjuleɪt/verb

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(किसी स्थान की) आबादी घटाना, जनशून्य करना, उजाड़ना

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verbdepopulated, depopulating
  1. 1

    [T, often passive]

    to greatly reduce the number of people living in a place

    (किसी स्थान की) आबादी घटाना, जनशून्य करना, उजाड़ना

    • War and famine depopulated large parts of the country.
    • Many hill villages have been depopulated as young people move to cities.

    Synonyms empty unpeople decimate

    Opposite populate people colonize

◇Word family
depopulation noundepopulated adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

empty unpeople decimate

Antonyms

populate people colonize