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populate

pop·u·late [ póppyə làyt ] (past and past participle pop·u·lat·ed, present participle pop·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular pop·u·lates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. inhabit place: to live in an area, region, or country ( often passive )

2. people place: to supply an area with inhabitants

[Late 16th century. < medieval Latin populat-, past participle of populare< Latin populus "people"]

pop·u·lat·ed adjective
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