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populate definition

popu·late (päp′yə lāt′)

transitive verb populated -·lat′ed, populating -·lat′·ing

  1. to be or become the inhabitants of; inhabit
  2. to supply with inhabitants; people

Etymology: < ML populatus, pp. of populare, to populate < L populus, people

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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