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- pronunciation:
- pap
y
leIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
populates, populating, populated |
definition 1: |
to be residents of; inhabit.
The town is populated by two thousand people.A large variety of birds populate the rain forest.
- similar words:
- people
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definition 2: |
to supply with residents or inhabitants.
The government wished to quickly populate its new colonies.- similar words:
- people
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related words: |
inhabit, occupy, settle |
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derivation: |
populated (adj.) |
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