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“dispeople” in Latin
vāstōto devastate, destroy, ravage, lay wastedēvāstōto lay waste, devastatedēpopulorto sack, plunder, pillage, despoil; to ravage, devastate, destroy, lay waste
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dispeople
a country, etc.), terram vacuefacere: incolas terra ejicere (Vid: Nep., Cim., 45): vastare: devastare. pervastare: depopulari: perpopulari. SYN. in To DESTROY, To LAY WASTE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dispeople?
- The usual Latin words for “dispeople” are vāstō, dēvāstō, dēpopulor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.