depopulate
Use Depopulate in a sentence
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 
yəˌleɪt; 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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| —vb | |
| to be or cause to be reduced in population | |
| depopu'lation | |
| —n | |
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Depopulate
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is delude. Does it mean:
| A failure to fulfill a duty or promise or to discharge an obligation: omission or failure to perform any act. |
| to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive: |
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Example sentences
However to compensate for higher weighted birds producers moved to depopulate flocks.
Four markets depopulate more frequently than the required monthly depopulation.
So far, the owner has not agreed to depopulate, preferring to test out of the infection.
The decision was made to then depopulate the facility so it can be cleaned and decontaminated.
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