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   populate

   /ˈpɒpjʊleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. form the population of (a place): "the island is populated by scarcely 40,000 people" Similar inhabitlive/reside inoccupypeopleformal:dwell in
   • ▪ cause people to settle in (a place). Similar settle (in)colonizepeoplemove intooccupytake up residence inmake one's home inopen uppioneeroverrun
   • ▪ fill or be present in (a place or sphere): "the film is an epic fantasy populated by grotesque weirdos"
   • ▪ fill in (data).

   Word Origin late 16th century: from medieval Latin populat- ‘supplied with people’, from the verb populare, from populus ‘people’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOPULATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Populate means to live in an area or place, or to automatically add information to a list or table on a computer. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see examples and translations in other languages.

   • English (US)

     If an area is populated by people or animals, they live in...

   • Znaczenie Populate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     POPULATE definicja: 1. If an area is populated by people or...

   • Populate: Thai Translation

     populate translate: ตั้งถิ่นฐาน. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Populate: Indonesian Translation

     populate translate: memukimkan, menghuni, mendiami. Learn...

   • Populate: German Translation

     populate - translate into German with the English-German...

   • Populate: Ukrainian Translation

     populate - translate into Ukrainian with the...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › populatePopulate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of populate, a verb that means to have a place in or to provide with inhabitants. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOPULATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of populate as a verb, with synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples. Populate means to live in, inhabit, or provide a population for an area or a piece of entertainment.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOPULATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Populate means to live in an area or place, or to automatically add information to a list or table on a computer. Learn how to use this verb with sentences and synonyms, and see translations in different languages.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › populatePOPULATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Populate definition: to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of. See examples of POPULATE used in a sentence.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › populatePopulate - definition of populate by The Free Dictionary

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   Populate means to supply with inhabitants, to live in, or to fill with data. See the origin, usage, and synonyms of populate in different contexts and languages.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › populatePopulate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.