dispeopling
/dɪsˈpipəlɪŋ/
verb
- The act of removing or reducing the population of a place; present participle of dispeople.
- The government is dispeopling the island to create a nature reserve.
- They are dispeopling the valley by relocating families to the city.
- Disease is dispeopling the town faster than anyone expected.
noun
- The process or result of a place losing its population.
- The dispeopling of the countryside has led to abandoned farms.
- The dispeopling of the region took decades due to economic decline.
- Historians study the dispeopling of ancient cities after invasions.
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