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populate

po·pu·late

UK/ˈpɒp.jʊˌleɪt/ US/ˈpɑ.pjəˌleɪt/ rare obsolete

verb

1.

make one''s home or live in

  • “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”
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2.

fill with people or supply with inhabitants

  • “people a room”
  • “The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country”
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Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin populātus, past participle of populor (“populate”), from Latin populus (“people”).

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