depopulate

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de reduzir a população de um lugar, frequentemente de forma drástica ou forçada.

A verb used to indicate the act of reducing the population of a place, often drastically or through force.

1. Reduce populationC1formal

   To greatly reduce the number of people living in a place, often through war, disease, or migration.

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   • The plague depopulated entire villages in the 14th century.
   • War has depopulated many rural areas in the region.
   • Economic decline can depopulate a city as people move away.

   Sinônimosannihilatedecimatedesolateexterminatewipe out