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populate Definition


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populate
verb populated, populating
    1. Said of people, animals or plants: to inhabit or live in (a certain area).
      Thesaurus: inhabit, occupy, people, tenant, put down roots in, live in, establish oneself in, overrun, habit.
    2. To supply (uninhabited places) with inhabitants; to people.
      Thesaurus: settle, occupy, colonize.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin populare to inhabit, from populus people.



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