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  1. verb. un· peo· ple ˌən-ˈpē-pəl. unpeopled; unpeopling; unpeoples. Synonyms of unpeople. transitive verb. : depopulate. Word History. First Known Use. circa 1533, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of unpeople was circa 1533. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near unpeople. unpent. unpeopled.

  2. Unpeople definition: to deprive of people; depopulate.. See examples of UNPEOPLE used in a sentence.

  3. Define unpeople. unpeople synonyms, unpeople pronunciation, unpeople translation, English dictionary definition of unpeople. tr.v. un·peo·pled , un·peo·pling , un·peo·ples To reduce sharply the population of ; depopulate.

  4. To empty of people.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  5. Unpeople definition: To reduce sharply the population of (an area); depopulate.

  6. unpeople (third-person singular simple present unpeoples, present participle unpeopling, simple past and past participle unpeopled) To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.

  7. OED's earliest evidence for unpeople is from 1952, in the writing of B. D. Wolfe. It is also recorded as a verb from the mid 1500s. unpeople is formed within English, by derivation.