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Definitions

depopulate

[dee-pop-yuh-leyt, dee-pop-yuh-lit, -leyt] / diˈpɒp yəˌleɪt, diˈpɒp yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

VERB

desolate

Synonyms

STRONG

desecrate despoil devastate devour pillage plunder ruin sack waste

WEAK

depredate lay low lay waste spoliate

Antonyms

STRONG

build construct improve protect save

VERB

despoil

Synonyms

STRONGEST

denude

STRONG

deprive desecrate desolate devastate devour dispossess divest loot maraud pillage plunder raid rifle rob sack spoil strip vandalize waste wreck

WEAK

depredate spoliate wreak havoc

Antonyms

STRONG

build clothe construct cover give guard help improve offer protect receive save

VERB

massacre

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilate butcher decimate exterminate murder slaughter slay

WEAK

mass murder

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear create give birth preserve save

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