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de|popu|late /diː pɒ pjʊle I t/ (depopulates , depopulating , depopulated ) VERB To depopulate an area means to greatly reduce the number of people living there. □ [V n] The famine threatened to depopulate the continent. ● de|popu|lat|ed ADJ □ …a small, rural, and depopulated part of the south-west. ● de|popu|la|tion /diː pɒ pjʊle I ʃ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ …rural depopulation.

de|port /d I pɔː ^r t/ (deports , deporting , deported ) VERB If a government deports someone, usually someone who is not a citizen of that country, it sends them out of the country because they have committed a crime or because it believes they do not have the right to be there. □ [V n] …a government decision earlier this month to deport all illegal immigrants. [Also V n from/to n] ● de|por|ta|tion /diː pɔː^r te I ʃ^ə n/ (deportations ) N‑VAR □ …thousands of migrants facing deportation.

de|por|tee /diː pɔː^r tiː / (deportees ) N‑COUNT A deportee is someone who is being deported.

de|port|ment /d I pɔː ^r tmənt/ N‑UNCOUNT Your deportment is the way you behave, especially the way you walk and move. [FORMAL ]

de|pose /d I poʊ z/ (deposes , deposing , deposed ) VERB [usu passive] If a ruler or political leader is deposed , they are forced to give up their position. □ [be V -ed] Mr Ben Bella was deposed in a coup in 1965.

de|pos|it ◆◇◇ /d I pɒ z I t/ (deposits , depositing , deposited )

1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it. □ A £50 deposit is required when ordering, and the balance is due upon delivery.

2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A deposit is a sum of money which you pay when you start renting something. The money is returned to you if you do not damage what you have rented. □ It is common to ask for the equivalent of a month's rent as a deposit.

3 N‑COUNT A deposit is a sum of money which is in a bank account or savings account, especially a sum which will be left there for some time.

4 N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] A deposit is a sum of money which you have to pay if you want to be a candidate in a parliamentary or European election. The money is returned to you if you receive more than a certain percentage of the votes. [BRIT ] □ The Tory candidate lost his deposit.

5 N‑COUNT A deposit is an amount of a substance that has been left somewhere as a result of a chemical or geological process. □ …underground deposits of gold and diamonds.

6 VERB To deposit someone or something somewhere means to put them or leave them there. □ [V n] Someone was seen depositing a packet. □ [V n prep/adv] Fritz deposited a glass and two bottles of beer in front of Wolfe.

7 VERB If you deposit something somewhere, you put it where it will be safe until it is needed again. □ [V n prep/adv] You are advised to deposit valuables in the hotel safe.

8 VERB If you deposit a sum of money, you pay it into a bank account or savings account. □ [V n] The customer has to deposit a minimum of £100 monthly.

9 VERB [usu passive] If a substance is deposited somewhere, it is left there as a result of a chemical or geological process. □ [be V -ed] The phosphate was deposited by the decay of marine microorganisms. COLLOCATIONS deposit NOUN