Definition of "depopulate" in Englisch

verb

1. (transitive) To reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc.

2. (transitive, electronics) To remove the components from a circuit board.

3. (intransitive) To become depopulated, to lose its population.

adjective

1. (as a participle) Depopulated (sense 1).

2. (as a participial adjective) Barren, devoid of inhabitants; utterly destroyed, devastated .