depopulate

UK: /diːˈpɒpjʊleɪt/

US: /diˈpɑpjəˌleɪt/

US: (v. dē pop′yə lāt′; adj. dē pop′yə lit, -lāt′)

Inflections of 'depopulate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

depopulates

v 3rd person singular

depopulating

v pres p

depopulated

v past

depopulated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•pop•u•late /diˈpɑpyəˌleɪt/   v. [ ~ + obj], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 

1. to remove or reduce the population of:
   cities depopulated by plagues.

de•pop•u•la•tion /diˌpɑpyəˈleɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] widespread depopulation of the agricultural region.

See -pop-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•pop•u•late  (v. dē pop′yə lāt′;adj. dē pop′yə lit, -lāt′), v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing, adj. 
v.t. 

1. to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.

adj. 

2. [Archaic.] depopulated.

• Latin dēpopulātus devastated (past participle of dēpopulārī), equivalent. to dē- de- + populātus; see populate
• 1525–35

de•pop′u•la′tion, n. 
de•pop′u•la′tive, adj. 
de•pop′u•la′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

depopulate / dɪˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt/ verb

1. to be or cause to be reduced in population

deˌpopuˈlation noun