unpeople Synonyms
unpeople Meaning
unpeople (v. t.)
To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.
unpeople Sentence Examples
- The totalitarian regime sought to unpeople the entire region, erasing all traces of past inhabitants.
- The government's oppressive policies effectively unpeopled the rural areas, forcing residents to flee.
- The genocide aimed to systematically unpeople an entire ethnic group, leaving their land barren.
- The aftermath of the war left the city unpeopled, its buildings deserted and streets silent.
- The destruction caused by the earthquake unpeopled the town, reducing it to rubble and ash.
- The authorities were accused of unpeopling the slums by forcibly evicting residents and demolishing their homes.
- The disease spread rapidly, unpeopling villages and leaving behind only empty and desolate houses.
- The natural disaster left the island unpeopled, with no survivors to tell the tale.
- The government's inhumane treatment of political dissidents unpeopled the prisons, as inmates died from torture and starvation.
- The rise of automation has unpeopled the factories, replacing human workers with machines.
FAQs About the word unpeople
To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.
depopulate,,
people, people, inhabit, settle, populate, move (to), inhabit, move (to), colonize, populate
The totalitarian regime sought to unpeople the entire region, erasing all traces of past inhabitants.
The government's oppressive policies effectively unpeopled the rural areas, forcing residents to flee.
The genocide aimed to systematically unpeople an entire ethnic group, leaving their land barren.
The aftermath of the war left the city unpeopled, its buildings deserted and streets silent.
