avfolke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from av +‎ folk (“people”), rather than the verb folke

Verb

avfolke (imperative avfolk, present tense avfolker, passive avfolkes, simple past and past participle avfolka or avfolket, present participle avfolkende)

to depopulate

Antonyms

befolke

Related terms

avfolking, avfolkning

References

“avfolke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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