- depopulate⇄adj. (Archaic.) deprived of inhabitants; depopulated.
- depopulate⇄depopulate, verb, -lated,-lating,adjective.
- depopulate⇄v.t. 1. to deprive of inhabitants, wholly or in part; reduce the population of.
Ex. The conquerors depopulated the enemy's capital by driving the inhabitants away.
2. (Obsolete.) to plunder; lay waste.