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Populate

//ˈpɒp.jʊˌleɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    populous obsolete

    "Now, a famous King, and ſtrengthened with a Prince of ſingular expectation, and in the prime of his years, owner of the entire Iſle of Britain, enjoying Ireland populate and quiet, and infinitely more ſupported by Confederates of the Low-Countries, Denmarke, divers of the Princes of Germany and others."

Verb
  1. 1
    To supply with inhabitants; to people. transitive
  2. 2
    fill with inhabitants wordnet
  3. 3
    To live in; to inhabit. transitive
  4. 4
    be an inhabitant of or reside in wordnet
  5. 5
    To increase in number; to breed. intransitive
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  1. 6
    To fill initially empty items in a collection. ambitransitive

    "John clicked the Search button and waited for the list to populate."

  2. 7
    To fill initially empty slots or sockets on a circuit board or similar.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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