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- Dictionarypopulate/ˈpɒpjʊleɪt/
verb
- 1. form the population of (a place): "the island is populated by scarcely 40,000 people" Similar
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POPULATE definition: 1. If an area is populated by people or animals, they live in that area: 2. to live in an area or…. Learn more.
The meaning of POPULATE is to have a place in : occupy, inhabit. How to use populate in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. to live in; inhabit 2. to provide a population for; colonize or people.... Click for more definitions.
If an area is populated by people or animals, they live in that area: The inner cities are no longer densely populated. The river is populated mainly by smaller species of fish. to live in an area or place: The settlers began to move inland and populate the river valleys. computing specialized.
Populate definition: to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of. See examples of POPULATE used in a sentence.
pop·u·late. (pŏp′yə-lāt′) tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates. 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization. 2. To live in; inhabit: creatures that populate the ocean depths. 3. Computers To fill (an empty field or array) with data.
When people live in or occupy a country, city, or town, they populate it. It doesn’t always refer to people — bugs might populate your kitchen if you leave half-eaten food out. If your family lives alone on an island, you're the only people who populate it.
