dispeople

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dis·peo·ple

(dĭs-pē′pəl)

tr.v. dis·peo·pled, dis·peo·pling, dis·peo·ples

To depopulate.

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dispeople

(dɪsˈpiːpəl)

vb (tr)

1. (Sociology) to remove the inhabitants from

2. obsolete to exterminate

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dis•peo•ple

(dɪsˈpi pəl)

v.t. -pled, -pling.

to depopulate.

[1480–90]

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