UNPEOPLE

Etymology

Noun

unpeople

plural of unperson

Verb

unpeople (third-person singular simple present unpeoples, present participle unpeopling, simple past and past participle unpeopled)

(transitive) To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*peo"ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + people.]

Definition: To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TEMPORIZE

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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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