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   depopulate

   /ˌdiːˈpɒpjʊleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. substantially reduce the population of (an area): "the disease could depopulate a town the size of Bournemouth"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘ravage, lay waste’): from Latin depopulat- ‘ravaged’, from the verb depopulari, from de- ‘completely’ + populari ‘lay waste’ (from populus ‘people’).

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • P

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   • O

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   • P

     3

   • U

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   • L

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   • A

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   • T

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   • E

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