depopulate
1. King Ptolemy prohibited Hegesias from lecturing, lest he depopulate the country.
国王托勒密因此禁止何基西亚斯讲课,以避免其哲学使国家人口下降。)
2. If incidence is too high, depopulate herd
如果发病率太高,应使牛群减少
3. To reduce sharply the population of(an area); depopulate.
急剧减少(一个地区)的人口;使没有居民