Word Type

Verb

Adjective

The word "populate" can be used as verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

depopulate

Derived Terms

autopopulate depopulate outpopulate overpopulate populatable populated populator prepopulate repopulate underpopulate unpopulate

Context

computing electronics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

be fill fill up make full

Related Terms

people popular population populous

Related Terms

circuit board collection empty fill inhabit inhabitant initialise item live people populous supply

Synonym Network

inhabit people

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