dispeople Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dis*peo"ple transitive verb

Etymology

Pref. dis- + people: cf. F. dépeupler.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Dispeopled ; present participle & verbal noun Dispeopling

Definitions

1. To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.

   Leave the land dispeopled and desolate. Sir T. More.

   A certain island long before dispeopled . . . by sea rivers. Milton.