1. emptied of people; having had its population removed or greatly reduced

1. past tense and past participle of depeople; to remove people from or cause to lose population
Usage: less common than depopulate

Examples

• The war depeopled entire villages across the region.
• The depeopled countryside stood silent and still.
• Disease and famine depeopled the once-thriving city.
• After the evacuation, the island was completely depeopled.
• The depeopled towns served as a grim reminder of the conflict.
• Economic collapse depeopled the industrial areas as workers migrated elsewhere.