All depopulate synonyms

verb depopulate

• kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
• denude — To denude an area means to destroy the plants in it.
• murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
• annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
• slay — to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.
• butcher — A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies.
• decimate — To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
• slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
• devastate — If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
• pillage — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
• ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
• sack — a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
• despoil — To despoil a place means to make it less attractive, valuable, or important by taking things away from it or by destroying it.
• plunder — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
• devour — If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
• waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
• desecrate — If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.
• maraud — to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
• vandalize — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
• desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
• dispossess — to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
• divest — to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
• wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
• rob — to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
• strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.
• deprive — If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
• spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
• rifle — a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
• raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
• loot — spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
• depredate — to plunder or destroy; pillage
• spoliate — to rob, plunder, or despoil
• lay low — situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
• lay waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
• wreak havoc — (Idiomatic) To cause damage, disruption, or destruction.
• clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
• relocate — to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location: plans to relocate the firm to Houston.
• remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
• clear out — If you tell someone to clear out of a place or to clear out, you are telling them rather rudely to leave the place.
• destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
• ravage — to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
• vandalise — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.