despoblar

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Etymology

From des- +‎ poblar.

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despoblar (first-person singular present despoblo, first-person singular preterite despoblí, past participle despoblat); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɔ/; (Valencia) /o/

  1. (transitive) to depopulate
  2. (pronominal) to depopulate (lose population)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /despoˈblaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧po‧blar

Verb

despoblar (first-person singular present despueblo, first-person singular preterite despoblé, past participle despoblado)

  1. to depopulate
    • 2015 November 16, “Arcadia minera en los Andes chilenos”, in El País:
      Los mineros comenzaron a despoblar la ciudad y a establecerse en la cercana Rancagua, desde donde se construyó una carretera que facilitaba el acceso a El Teniente.
      The miners began to depopulate the town and settle in nearby Rancagua, from where a highway was built that facilitated access to El Teniente.

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