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to populate
01
(of individuals or communities) to be present in a particular area
Transitive: to populate an area
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
populate
3rd person singular
populates
Present participle
populating
Past simple
populated
Past participle
populated
Examples
Various indigenous tribes have populated the rainforest for centuries.
02
to facilitate the settlement of people in a particular area
Transitive: to populate an area
Examples
Efforts to populate the newly developed city included the construction of infrastructure, schools, and recreational facilities.
Lexical Tree
depopulate
overpopulate
populated
populate
