unpeople

unpeople is the plural of unperson.

Meaning of unperson

unperson (plural unpersons or unpeople)

A person who has been stripped of rights, identity, or humanity.
- With his identity stolen, he became an unperson, unable to prove his existence to the government.

unpeople (third-person singular simple present unpeoples, present participle unpeopling, simple past and past participle unpeopled)

(transitive) To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.
- Let him bring millions infinite of men,
  Unpeopling weſterne Affrica and Greece:
  Yet we aſſure vs of the victorie.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- He shall have every day a several greeting, / Or I'll unpeople Egypt.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

third-person singular present	unpeoples
present participle	unpeopling
past participle	unpeopled
past	unpeopled

From un- + people.

What does unpeople mean?: Unpeople means to deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.
What is unpeople the plural of?: Unpeople is the plural of unperson.
What part of speech is unpeople?: Unpeople is a verb.
What is the past tense of unpeople?: The past tense of unpeople is unpeopled.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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