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desabitar

[dɛ.za.bi.ˈtaɾ]
verb
to vacate; to abandon; to depopulate
1. to leave a place where one lived; to move out of a residence
The family decided to desabitar the old house after fifty years.
A família decidiu desabitar a casa antiga após cinquenta anos.
2. to cause a place to become uninhabited; to depopulate
Economic crisis led people to desabitar the rural areas.
A crise econômica levou as pessoas a desabitarem as áreas rurais.
3. to remove inhabitants from a location
The government had to desabitar the region due to environmental hazards.
O governo teve que desabitar a região devido aos perigos ambientais.
Synonyms
abandonarevacuardeixarsairdespovuaresvaziar
Antonyms
habitarocuparmorarresidirpovoarhabitar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desabitar
standard usage
Portugal
desabitar
standard usage, more formal
Angola
desabitar
used in official contexts for evacuation

Related Idioms & Phrases

desabitar uma região
desabitar um imóvel
desabitar uma cidade
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