Disinhabit

/ˌdɪsɪnˈhæbɪt/ verb

Definition

To cause someone to leave or abandon a place where they were living; to depopulate an area.

Etymology

From dis- (remove or reverse) + inhabit (from in- + habit, to dwell). Emerged in English by the 16th century.

Kelly Says

Wars, famines, and environmental disasters can disinhabit entire regions—when people leave, it can take generations for an area to recover and be populated again!

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