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pop·u·late
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ˈpɒp
yəˌleɪt
/
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-y
uh
-leyt
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verb (used with object),
pop·u·lat·ed,
pop·u·lat·ing.
1.
to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
2.
to furnish with inhabitants, as by colonization; people.
Origin:
1570–80;
<
Medieval Latin
populātus,
past participle of
populāre
to inhabit. See
people
,
-ate
1
Related forms
out·pop·u·late,
verb (used with object),
out·pop·u·lat·ed,
out·pop·u·lat·ing.
re·pop·u·late,
verb (used with object),
re·pop·u·lat·ed,
re·pop·u·lat·ing.
su·per·pop·u·lat·ed,
adjective
un·der·pop·u·late,
verb (used with object),
un·der·pop·u·lat·ed,
un·der·pop·u·lat·ing.
un·pop·u·lat·ed,
adjective
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populate
(ˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt)
—
vb
1.
(
often passive
) to live in; inhabit
2.
to provide a population for; colonize or people
[C16: from Medieval Latin
populāre
to provide with inhabitants, from Latin
populus
people]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
populate
1570s, from M.L. populatus, pp. of populare "inhabit," from L. populus "inhabitants."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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