释义 |
unˈpopulate, v. [un-2 4.] trans. To depopulate.
1658Cokaine Trappolin iv. ii, It is a frequent thing..To have the Plague..rage and even unpopulate places. 1880Cornh. Mag. Dec. 673 The growth of manufactures..had been unpopulating the country to swell the towns. |