transitive verb. To reduce sharply the population of, as by disease, war, or forcible relocation.

Depopulated.

To deprive of inhabitants, wholly or in part, whether by death or by expulsion; dispeople; reduce the population of.

To become dispeopled.

transitive verb. To deprive of inhabitants, whether by death or by expulsion; to reduce greatly the populousness of; to dispeople; to unpeople.

intransitive verb. To become dispeopled.

verb. To reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc.

verb. reduce in population

"Below is a letter to livestock producers in Illinois asking them and others to contact the Governor's office to ask to be allowed to be present at a meeting between Homeland Security and the USDA which involves NAIS and "surge capacity" under Homeland Security to attack and seize and destroy - "depopulate" an area of - animals."

people  

depeople  

depopulated  depopulating  

reduce  shrink  

copulate  populate  

depeople  desolate  disman  dispeople  unpeople  

depopulated  depopulates  depopulating