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dispeople

[ dis-pee-puhl ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·peo·pled, dis·peo·pling.
  1. to deprive of people; person; depopulate.


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Other Words From

  • dis·people·ment noun
  • dis·peopler noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dispeople1

First recorded in 1480–90; dis- 1 + people

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Example Sentences

As for conflagrations and great droughts, they do not merely dispeople and destroy.

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