deprive of inhabitants
1Depopulate — De*pop u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depopulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depopulating}.] [L. depopulatus, p. p. of depopulari to ravage; de + populari to ravage, fr. populus people: cf. OF. depopuler, F. d[ e]peupler. See {People}.] To deprive of… …
2Depopulated — Depopulate De*pop u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depopulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depopulating}.] [L. depopulatus, p. p. of depopulari to ravage; de + populari to ravage, fr. populus people: cf. OF. depopuler, F. d[ e]peupler. See {People}.] To… …
3Depopulating — Depopulate De*pop u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depopulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depopulating}.] [L. depopulatus, p. p. of depopulari to ravage; de + populari to ravage, fr. populus people: cf. OF. depopuler, F. d[ e]peupler. See {People}.] To… …
4de|pop|u|late — «dee POP yuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to deprive of inhabitants, wholly or in part; reduce the population of: »The conquerors depopulated the enemy s capital by driving the inhabitants away. 2. Obsolete. to plunder; lay… …
5desolate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English desolat, from Latin desolatus, past participle of desolare to abandon, from de + solus alone Date: 14th century 1. devoid of inhabitants and visitors ; deserted 2. joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful… …
6desolate — desolately, adv. desolateness, n. desolater, desolator, n. adj. /des euh lit/; v. /des euh layt /, adj., v., desolated, desolating. adj. 1. barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape …
7depopulate — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. kill, massacre, slaughter, remove the inhabitants from, resettle, evict, oust, exile, eradicate the population of, deprive of inhabitants, commit genocide, commit mass murder, eliminate, wipe out; see also banish 1 , kill 1 …
8desolate — des•o•late adj. [[t]ˈdɛs ə lɪt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌleɪt[/t]] adj. v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape[/ex] 2) deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; lonely 3) feeling loveless, friendless, or… …
9desolate — adjective /ˈdɛsələt / (say desuhluht), /ˈdɛz / (say dez ) 1. barren or laid waste; devastated. 2. deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted. 3. left alone; lonely. 4. having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope. 5. dreary;… …
10Desolate — Des o*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desolating}.] 1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a …
