Depopulate
[de-除去,去掉,popul人民→人口,-ate使…]使(某地)人口减少,减少人口
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depopulate
/ di:5pCpjuleit /
◙ verb1. [with obj.] substantially reduce the population of (an area)• 大量减少(某地区)的人口 »the disease could depopulate a town the size of Bournemouth. 这种疾病可以使像伯恩茅斯这么大的市镇人口剧减。【派生】
♦ depopulation noun【语源】
1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'ravage, lay waste'): from Latin depopulat- 'ravaged', from the verb depopulari, from de- 'completely' + populari 'lay waste' (from populus 'people')
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