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dispeopling

dispeopling is the present participle and gerund of dispeople.

Meaning of dispeople

Verb

dispeople (third-person singular simple present dispeoples, present participle dispeopling, simple past and past participle dispeopled)

  1. (transitive) To empty of people or inhabitants.
    • [...] the poſſeſſion of all thoſe Townes and Countries within thir now Quarters, being little leſs than the Iland, beſides what thir Cruelty hath diſpeopl'd and lay'd waſt.a. 1675, John Milton, Observations on the Articles of Peace; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume II, Amsterdam...
    Synonyms:
    depopulate

Questions about dispeopling

What is dispeopling the present participle and gerund of?
Dispeopling is the present participle and gerund of dispeople.

Words near dispeopling in the dictionary

  1. dispeopled
  2. dispeoplement
  3. dispeopler
  4. dispeoplers
  5. dispeoples
  6. dispeopling
  7. dispeptic
  8. disperception
  9. disperceptions
  10. disperge
  11. disperged

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