depopulate
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/ˌdiːˈpɑːpjuleɪt/
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/ˌdiːˈpɒpjuleɪt/
to make a place have fewer people living in it
The villages were depopulated because many people moved to the cities.
마을은 많은 사람들이 도시로 이사하여 빈민화되었습니다.