Definition for Depopulate:

• reduce in population; " The epidemic depopulated the countryside"

Synonyms for Depopulate:

• n.

  •
  • starve out,
  • hound,
  • displace,
  • send away,
  • expel,
  • deport,
  • drive out.

• v.

  •change (verb)
  • depopulate.
  •desolate (verb)
  • ruin,
  • pillage,
  • lay waste,
  • lay low,
  • Spoliate,
  • Depredate,
  • waste,
  • sack,
  • devour,
  • plunder,
  • desecrate,
  • devastate.
  •despoil (verb)
  • raid,
  • divest,
  • wreck,
  • wreak havoc,
  • strip,
  • spoil,
  • rob,
  • rifle,
  • dispossess,
  • maraud,
  • denude,
  • deprive.

• Other synonyms:

  •desolate
  • plundered,
  • laid low,
  • Depopulating,
  • laying waste,
  • depopulates,
  • laid waste,
  • lays waste,
  • depopulated.

Antonyms for Depopulate:

• v.

  • desolate
    save, protect, construct, create, improve, build.
  • despoil
    receive, help, cover, offer, guard, clothe, give.
  • massacre
    bear, preserve, give birth.

Depopulate Sentence Examples:

• The attempt to depopulate Ireland has been tried over and over again, and has failed signally.

Homophones for Depopulate:

• debility, defilade, deflated, double dye, depleted, diploidy, deadbolt, double-dyed, deflate, defiled, default, doublet, debilitated, devalued, defoliate, deplete, dabbled, debilitate, dappled, devilwood, diploid, double date, depilate, depopulated, defoliated, deep-laid, devaluate, double-date, doubled.

Hyponym for Depopulate:

• v.

  • change
    shrink, reduce.