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depopularize

depopularize verb: to make no longer popular.

Verb

depopularize (third-person singular simple present depopularizes, present participle depopularizing, simple past and past participle depopularized)

  1. (transitive) To make no longer popular.

Forms of depopularize

third-person singular presentdepopularizes
present participledepopularizing
past participledepopularized
pastdepopularized

Origin of depopularize

From de- + popularize.

Questions about depopularize

What does depopularize mean?
Depopularize means to make no longer popular.
What part of speech is depopularize?
Depopularize is a verb.
What is the past tense of depopularize?
The past tense of depopularize is depopularized.

Words near depopularize in the dictionary

  1. DePooters
  2. depopulacy
  3. depopulant
  4. depopulants
  5. depopularization
  6. depopularize
  7. depopularized
  8. depopularizes
  9. depopularizing
  10. depopulate
  11. depopulated

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