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populate
What does populate mean?
populate (verb): to live in; to inhabit.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use populate in a sentence?
- Deer are populating the woods. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce populate?
/ˈpɑpjəˌleɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does populate come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin populātus, past participle of populor (“populate”), from Latin populus (“people”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of populate?
Words related to populate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “populate”?
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What does “populate” mean?
to run away; to escape
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to live in; to inhabit
Right! That's what “populate” means.
to extend (one's neck)
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to follow the trail of
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Which word is closest in meaning to “populate”?
qualify
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deposit
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inhabit
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warrant
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