Depopulating

verb

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Verb

1
present participle and gerund of depopulate form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

desolate butcher decimate depeople devastate dispeople

Example

"Terrorist organizations like the Islamic State focused on depopulating vast areas in Syria and Iraq."

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