depopulates

英 [ˌdiːˈpɒpjuleɪts] 美 [ˌdiːˈpɑːpjuleɪts]

v.  使人口减少
depopulate的第三人称单数



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 使…的人口剧减
    To depopulate an area means to greatly reduce the number of people living there.
    1. The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.
      饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。