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dispeople, v. (dɪsˈpiːp(ə)l) [ad. OF. despeupler, mod.F. dépeupler (1364 in Hatzf.) = Sp. despoblar, Pr. despovoar, It. dis-, dipopolare, Romanic formation from des-, L. dis-, dis- 4 + populus people, parallel to L. dēpopulāre (used in med.L. in same sense): cf. depopulate. In sense 3 f. dis- 7 b + ...
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depeople
depeople, v. arch. (dɪˈpiːp(ə)l) [ad. F. dépeuple-r (1364 in Hatzf.), despeupler (1611 Cotgr.); after people. See de- I. 6, and cf. dispeople, depopulate.] trans. To deprive of people, destroy the people of, depopulate.c 1611 Chapman Iliad xix. 146 Achilles in first fight depeopling enemies. 1615 ― ...
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disinhabit
▪ I. † disinˈhabit, ppl. a. Short for disinhabited.1530 Palsgr. 519/2 This countraye is utterly disinhabyt, ce pays est entierement depopulé.▪ II. † disinˈhabit, v. Obs. [f. dis- 6 + inhabit v.] trans. To rid or deprive of inhabitants; to dispeople.1530 Palsgr. 519/2, I disinhabyte a countrey, I mak...
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depopulate
▪ I. deˈpopulate, ppl. a. [ad. L. dēpopulāt-us, pa. pple. of dēpopulāre (-ārī), in its med.L. sense.] Laid waste; deprived (wholly or partly) of inhabitants. Used † a. as pa. pple. in which use it was at length superseded by depopulated; b. as adj. now arch. or poet.a. 1531 Elyot Gov. i. ii, The kyn...
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untenant
unˈtenant, v. [un-2 4, 5.] 1. trans. To dislodge from a dwelling.1614 T. Adams Devils Banquet 104 Hee gets possession of their affections, whence all the power of man cannot vntenant him. 2. To deprive of a tenant or tenants.1640 Shirley St. Patrick for Irel. i. i, You know I can Untenant hell, disp...
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dis-
dis- (ME. also dys-) prefix, of L. origin. [L. dis- was related to bis, orig. *dvis = Gr. δίς twice, from duo, δύο two, the primary meaning being ‘two-ways, in twain’.] In L., dis- was retained in full before c, p, q, s, t, sometimes before g, h, j, and usually before the vowels, where, however, it ...
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gooding
gooding, vbl. n. (ˈgʊdɪŋ) [f. good v. (but in sense 2 app. f. good n.) + -ing1.] † 1. The action of doing good to, or of improving.1567 Turberv. Ovid's Ep. 137 b, Least I be thought for gooding of my cause False matter to alledge. b. The action of manuring (land); concr. manure. (Cf. good v. 4.)1602...
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kingdom
▪ I. kingdom, n. (ˈkɪŋdəm) Forms: 1 cyning-, 3 kung-, 4–5 kyng-, 4– kingdom; also 4 king-, 4–5 kyngdam(e; 4–5 kinge-, 5 kynge-, 4–7 kyng-, 6–7 kingdome, (7 -doume), (4 kingdon, 5 kyngham). [OE. cyningdóm = OS. kuningdôm (MDu. koninghdom, Du. koningdom), G. königtum (only since 18th c.), ON. konungdó...
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