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Meaning of populate in English
Pronunciation
/ˈpɑpjəˌleɪt/
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Verb
populate
Etymology
late 16th century: from medieval Latin populat-‘supplied with people’, from the verb populare, from populus‘people’
Definitions
1.
make one's home or live in
Examples
« She resides officially in Iceland »
« I live in a 200-year old house »
« These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted »
« The plains are sparsely populated »
2.
fill with people or supply with inhabitants
Examples
« people a room »
« The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country »