- populate
- pop|u|late [ `papjə,leıt ] verb transitiveif a group of people or animals populate an area, they live there:North America was once widely populated by Native American tribes.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Populate — Pop u*late, v. i. To propagate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Great shoals of people which go on to populate. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
populate — [päp′yə lāt΄] vt. populated, populating [< ML populatus, pp. of populare, to populate < L populus, PEOPLE] 1. to be or become the inhabitants of; inhabit 2. to supply with inhabitants; people … English World dictionary
Populate — Pop u*late, a. [L. populus people. See {People}.] Populous. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Populate — Pop u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Populated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Populating}.] To furnish with inhabitants, either by natural increase or by immigration or colonization; to cause to be inhabited; to people. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
populate — index dwell (reside) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
populate — 1570s, from M.L. populatus, pp. of populare inhabit, from L. populus inhabitants. Related: Populated; populating … Etymology dictionary
populate — ► VERB 1) form the population of. 2) cause people to settle in. ORIGIN Latin populare supply with people … English terms dictionary
populate — [[t]pɒ̱pjʊleɪt[/t]] populates, populating, populated 1) VERB If an area is populated by certain people or animals, those people or animals live there, often in large numbers. [be V ed] Before all this the island was populated by native American… … English dictionary
populate — UK [ˈpɒpjʊleɪt] / US [ˈpɑpjəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms populate : present tense I/you/we/they populate he/she/it populates present participle populating past tense populated past participle populated 1) if a group of people or animals… … English dictionary
populate — /ˈpɒpjəleɪt/ (say popyuhlayt) verb (t) (populated, populating) 1. to inhabit. 2. to furnish with inhabitants, as by colonisation; people. 3. Computers to enter (data) into: to populate the database with client details. –phrase 4. populate or… …
populate — verb /ˈpɒp.jə.leɪt,ˈpɒp.ju.leɪt/ a) To supply with inhabitants; to people. John clicked the Search button and waited for the list to populate. b) To live in; to inhabit … Wiktionary