depopulates

英 [ˌdiːˈpɒpjuleɪts]

美 [ˌdiːˈpɑːpjuleɪts]

v.  使人口减少
depopulate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使…的人口剧减
  Todepopulatean 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。