dis·peo·ple /(ˌ)dɪsˈpipəl/
(v.)減絕居民;減少人口
Dis·peo·ple v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispeopled p. pr. & vb. n. Dispeopling ] To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.
Leave the land dispeopled and desolate. --Sir T. More.
A certain island long before dispeopled . . . by sea rivers. --Milton.
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