depopulate

[v. dee-pop-yuh-leyt; adj. dee-pop-yuh-lit, -leyt] Origin

de·pop·u·late

[v. dee-pop-yuh-leyt; adj. dee-pop-yuh-lit, -leyt] verb, de·pop·u·lat·ed, de·pop·u·lat·ing, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
adjective
2.
Archaic. depopulated.

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Depopulate is a GRE word you need to know.
So is denude. Does it mean:
termination of existence or operation
to make naked or bare

Origin:
1525–35; < Latin dēpopulātus devastated (past participle of dēpopulārī), equivalent to dē- de- + populātus; see populate

de·pop·u·la·tion, noun
de·pop·u·la·tive, adjective
de·pop·u·la·tor, noun
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depopulate (dɪˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt)
 
vb
to be or cause to be reduced in population
 
depopu'lation
 
n

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depopulate
1540s, from de- + populate.
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