Thesaurus / depopulate
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synonyms for depopulate
- devastate
- pillage
- ruin
- sack
- despoil
- plunder
- devour
- waste
- desecrate
- depredate
- spoliate
- lay low
- lay waste
- denude
- maraud
- vandalize
- desolate
- devastate
- dispossess
- divest
- wreck
- pillage
- rob
- strip
- sack
- deprive
- plunder
- devour
- spoil
- rifle
- raid
- loot
- waste
- desecrate
- wreak havoc
- depredate
- spoliate
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For the benefit of trade and religion, Los Rios thinks it advisable to depopulate Macao and suppress it.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1493-1898EMMA HELEN BLAIRA landlord who was determined to depopulate could hardly in the long run be prevented from succeeding in his object.
THE AGRARIAN PROBLEM IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURYRICHARD HENRY TAWNEYTo compel the Bishops to reside within their dioceses would depopulate the Court of Rome, and make it very much poorer.
A HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION (VOL. 2 OF 2)THOMAS M. LINDSAYThe principle of entailing landed estates tends to impoverish the people, drive them to emigration, and so depopulate the country.
THE CATHEDRAL TOWNS AND INTERVENING PLACES OF ENGLAND, IRELAND AND SCOTLAND:THOMAS W. SILLOWAYTo confine man absolutely either to animal or vegetable food would be to depopulate a large part of the earth.
GENGHIS KHAN, MAKERS OF HISTORY SERIESJACOB ABBOTTThe attempt to depopulate Ireland has been tried over and over again, and has failed signally.
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF IRELAND FROM AD 400 TO 1800MARY FRANCES CUSACKThere may even be plagues of unprecedented ferocity that will depopulate great areas before the wit of man can overcome them.
THE HUMAN DRIFTJACK LONDONBut such advice, if practically complied with, would soon depopulate the globe.
THE BIBLE OF BIBLES;KERSEY GRAVESSherman almost immediately decided to depopulate the town and make of it a rigidly military stronghold.
THE HISTORY OF THE CONFEDERATE WAR, ITS CAUSES AND ITS CONDUCT, VOLUME II (OF 2)GEORGE CARY EGGLESTONKæso being sent thither with an army, passes into the very territory of the Æqui to depopulate it.
THE HISTORY OF ROME, BOOKS 01 TO 08TITUS LIVIUSWORDS RELATED TO DEPOPULATE
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