depeople

[ dee-pee-puhl ]

verb (used with object)

, de·peo·pled, de·peo·pling.

1. to depopulate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of depeople¹

First recorded in 1605–15; de- + people

Example Sentences

"We cannot depeople France to people Canada," wrote the King; but from his royal revenue he set aside money yearly to send men to Canada as soldiers, women as wives.

From Project Gutenberg

Nay, it needs no such stupendous cataclysm to depeople this uneasy orb.

From Project Gutenberg