populate

🇺🇸 /ˈpɑːpjuleɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɒpjuleɪt/
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verb
R

to live in an area and make up its people or animals

Sheep populate most of the island.

R

to bring people or animals to live in an area

People were sent to populate the new land.

R

to add information to a document or form

Please populate the form with your details.

translation

v. to live in an area and make up its people or animals; to bring people or animals to live in an area; to add information to a document or form

Word Forms

3rd Present populates
Past populated
Perfect populated
Progressive populating