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单词 depopulate
释义

depopulate /dē-popˈū-lāt/

transitive verb
  1. To rid of people, remove (much of) the population from
  2. To overrun and lay waste (obsolete)
intransitive verb

To become devoid of people

adjective

Devoid of people

ORIGIN: L dēpopulārī, -ātus, from dē- (intensive) and populārī to swarm over, to spread over a country, said of hostile people (L populus), hence to ravage, to destroy; later understood as to deprive of people

depopulāˈtion noun

  1. The act of depopulating
  2. Havoc
  3. Destruction

depopˈulātor noun

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