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populate
[ pop-yuh-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of:
Almost 2 million people populate the immediate area of the factory and were exposed to potential carcinogens.
- to furnish with inhabitants, as by colonization; people:
In the 1700s, the British government populated the colony of New South Wales with convicts.
- Digital Technology. to fill (a digital document): She’s a fantastic photographer who has populated her blog with beautiful images.
The survey results will populate the spreadsheet as soon as they are submitted online.
She’s a fantastic photographer who has populated her blog with beautiful images.
populate
/ ˈɒʊˌɪ /
verb
- often passive to live in; inhabit
- to provide a population for; colonize or people
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܳ·DZ··ٱ verb (used with object) outpopulated outpopulating
- ·DZ··ٱ verb (used with object) repopulated repopulating
- ··DZ··· adjective
- ܲ··DZ··ٱ verb (used with object) underpopulated underpopulating
- ܲ·DZ··· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of populate1
Example Sentences
Here, the participants have put themselves forward, or have been recruited through whatever means shows like this are populated.
Some densely populated urban areas, including parts of Los Angeles, also confront shortages.
Outside her window, farmland rolls into rocky coastline, hemming a glasslike bay striped with turquoise and populated by showboating dolphins.
They are even harder to avoid, he says, because Gaza is so "densely populated".
The dispute has seen waste pile up in some areas, with the problem most stark in the densely populated inner-city areas.
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