Associations to the word «Depopulate»

Wiktionary

DEPOPULATE, verb. (transitive) To reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc.

Dictionary definition

DEPOPULATE, verb. Reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke