unpeopling
/ʌnˈpipəlɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of unpeople: the act of removing or depriving of people.
- The government is unpeopling the disaster zone to ensure safety.
- They accused the corporation of unpeopling the town by closing the factory.
- Drought has been unpeopling the region for the past decade.
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noun
- The process or result of removing people from a place; depopulation.
- The unpeopling of the island happened gradually over many years.
- Historians study the unpeopling of ancient civilizations after climate change.
- The unpeopling of the countryside led to the growth of cities.