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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dispeople \Dis*peo"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispeopled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispeopling.] [Pref. dis- + people: cf. F. d['e]peupler.] To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. [1913 Webster] Leave the land dispeopled and desolate. --Sir T. More. [1913 Webster] A certain island long before dispeopled . . . by sea rivers. --Milton. [1913 Webster]