depopulating
de-pop-u-lat-ing
verb
Causing a significant reduction in the number of inhabitants in a particular area.
"The plague was depopulating the towns rapidly."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: desolate, depopulate
de-pop-u-lat-ing
Causing a significant reduction in the number of inhabitants in a particular area.
"The plague was depopulating the towns rapidly."
Synonyms: desolate, depopulate