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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Depopulated (); p. pr. & vb. n.Depopulating ().] [L. depopulatus, p. p. of depopulari to ravage; de- + populari to ravage, fr. populus people: cf. OF. depopuler, F. dpeupler. See People.] To deprive of inhabitants, whether by death or by expulsion; to reduce greatly the populousness of; to dispeople; to unpeople. Where is this viper, That would depopulate the city? Shak. It is not synonymous with laying waste or destroying, being limited to the loss of inhabitants; as, an army or a famine may depopulate a country. It rarely expresses an entire loss of inhabitants, but often a great diminution of their numbers; as, the deluge depopulated the earth. Depop"ulate v. i.To become dispeopled. [R.] Whether the country be depopulating or not. Goldsmith. スポンサード リンク
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