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unpeople

[ uhn-pee-puhl ]

verb (used with object)

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

unpeople

/ ʌnˈpiːpəl /

verb

  1. tr to empty of people

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unpeople1

First recorded in 1525–35; un- 2 + people

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Example Sentences

Could it be received into common belief, suicide would unpeople the planet.

And is it not fit and equal that God should unchurch us and unpeople us?

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