Dispeople

  • 11Dispeopled — Dispeople Dis*peo ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispeopled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispeopling}.] [Pref. dis + people: cf. F. d[ e]peupler.] To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. [1913 Webster] Leave the land dispeopled and desolate. Sir T. More.… …

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  • 12Dispeopling — Dispeople Dis*peo ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispeopled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispeopling}.] [Pref. dis + people: cf. F. d[ e]peupler.] To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. [1913 Webster] Leave the land dispeopled and desolate. Sir T. More.… …

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  • 13Seclusion — (Roget s Thesaurus) Exclusion. < N PARAG:Seclusion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 seclusion seclusion privacy Sgm: N 1 retirement retirement Sgm: N 1 reclusion reclusion recess Sgm: N 1 snugness snugness &c. >Adj. Sgm …

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  • 14Depopulate — 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… …

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  • 15Depopulated — 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… …

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  • 16Depopulating — 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… …

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  • 17desolate — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, acarpous, acheronian, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, alone, anguish, annihilate, arid, bare, barren, black, bleak, break down, bring to ruin, bring to tears, celibate, cheerless, childless, comfortless, condemn …

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  • 18devastate — Synonyms and related words: abash, bring to ruin, chagrin, condemn, confound, consume, damn, deal destruction, decimate, demolish, depopulate, depredate, desecrate, desolate, despoil, destroy, devour, discombobulate, discomfit, disconcert,… …

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  • 19Ejection — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion out of, actively. < N PARAG:Ejection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ejection ejection emission effusion rejection expulsion eviction extrusion trajection Sgm: N 1 discharge discharge Sgm: N 1 emesis …

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  • 20depopulate — v. a. Dispeople, unpeople, deprive of inhabitants …

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