dispeople en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Middle English peple English people English dispeople From dis- + people.
Meanings
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(transitive) To empty of people or inhabitants.
[...] the poſſeſſion of all thoſe Townes and Countries within thir now Quarters, being little leſs than the Iland, beſides what thir Cruelty hath diſpeopl'd and lay'd waſt.
a. 1675, John Milton, Observations on the Articles of Peace; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume II, Amsterdam [actually London: s.n.], 1698, →OCLC, page 546:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dispeoples | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dispeopling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dispeopled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dispeopled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |