What does populate mean?
Populate means (transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people..
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/ˈpɒp.jʊˌleɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people..
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Now, a famous King, and ſtrengthened with a Prince of ſingular expectation, and in the prime of his years, owner of the entire Iſle of Britain, enjoying Ireland populate and quiet, and infinitely more ſupported by Confederates of the Low-Countries, Denmarke, divers of the Princes of Germany and others.
Use populate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Populate means (transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people..
Common synonyms include dwell, live, inhabit, shack.
Possible antonyms include depopulate.
John clicked the Search button and waited for the list to populate.
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