Populate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɒp.jʊˌleɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Populate is a verb meaning (transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people.
Meaning
(transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To live in; to inhabit.
- (intransitive) To increase in number; to breed.
- (computing, ambitransitive) To fill initially empty items in a collection.
- (electronics) To fill initially empty slots or sockets on a circuit board or similar.
- (obsolete) populous
Example Sentences
Clicking the refresh button will populate the grid.
John clicked the Search button and waited for the list to populate.
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.
Word Forms
- populates
- populating
- populated
Synonyms for populate
Depending on context, synonyms include dwell, live, inhabit, shack, people, reside.
Antonyms for populate
Common opposites include depopulate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inhabit, people, reside, shack, live, dwell.
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Sources & Attribution
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