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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
populate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɑ.pjəˌleɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈpɔp.jəˌlæɪt/ (Australia)
- /ˈpɒp.jʊˌleɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin populātus, past participle of populor (“populate”), from Latin populus (“people”).
Meanings
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(obsolete) populous
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.
a. 1626, Francis Bacon, Bacon Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, “Notes of a Speech, concerning a War with Spaine”, in Letters, Memoirs, Parliamentary Affairs, State Papers, &c., London: Robert Stephens, published 1736, page 228:
Forms
populate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɑ.pjəˌleɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈpɔp.jəˌlæɪt/ (Australia)
- /ˈpɒp.jʊˌleɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin populātus, past participle of populor (“populate”), from Latin populus (“people”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people.
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(transitive) To live in; to inhabit.
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(intransitive) To increase in number; to breed.
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(ambitransitive) To fill initially empty items in a collection.
John clicked the Search button and waited for the list to populate.
Clicking the refresh button will populate the grid.
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To fill initially empty slots or sockets on a circuit board or similar.
Forms
Antonyms
depopulate
Deriveds
repopulate (Prefixed forms) · unpopulate (Prefixed forms) · autopopulate (Prefixed forms) · overpopulate (Prefixed forms) · depopulate (Prefixed forms) · underpopulate (Prefixed forms) · prepopulate (Prefixed forms) · outpopulate (Prefixed forms) · populatable · populator · populated
Relateds
population · people · popular · populous
Translations (64)
zdj udjaza (to supply with inhabitants) · pl zaludnić (to live in) · ro popula (to supply with inhabitants) · nl aanvullen (to fill a list) · ms memperpenduduk (to supply with inhabitants) · ca poblar (to supply with inhabitants) · tr meskûn kılmak (to supply with inhabitants) · ru заполнить (to fill a list) · hu megtölt (to fill a list) · pl zaludniać (to supply with inhabitants) · ms diami (to live in) · pl zaludniać (to live in) · bg попълвам (to fill a list) · de besiedeln (to supply with inhabitants) · fi asuttaa (to supply with inhabitants) · pdt bevelkjren (to supply with inhabitants) · pl zasiedlać (to live in) · da befolke (to supply with inhabitants) · hu feltöltődik (to fill a list) · nb befolke (to supply with inhabitants) · da befolke (to live in) · fi asuttaa (to live in) · fa سکناگزیدن (to live in) · de besiedeln (to live in) · fa اسکاندن (to fill a list) · pl zasiedlić (to live in) · de füllen (to fill a list) · hu feltölt (to fill a list) · hu betelepít (to supply with inhabitants) · ru населя́ть (to live in) · uk заселя́ти (to supply with inhabitants) · ps ودانول (to supply with inhabitants) · nl bevolken (to supply with inhabitants) · pl zaludnić (to supply with inhabitants) · fi täyttää (to fill slots or sockets) · de bevölkern (to live in) · io populizar (to supply with inhabitants) · pt povoar (to supply with inhabitants) · tr şeneltmek (to supply with inhabitants) · uk запо́внювати (to fill a list) · nl wonen (to live in) · de bestücken (to fill slots or sockets) · de bevölkern (to supply with inhabitants) · cy poblogi (to supply with inhabitants) · fa سکنادن (to fill a list) · uk населя́ти (to supply with inhabitants) · fr peupler (to supply with inhabitants) · hu kitölt (to fill a list) · sv befolka (to supply with inhabitants) · bg заселвам (to supply with inhabitants) · io populizar (to live in) · hu megtelik (to fill a list) · fi täyttää (to fill a list) · es poblar (to supply with inhabitants) · uk засели́ти (to supply with inhabitants) · ru заселять (to supply with inhabitants) · uk насели́ти (to supply with inhabitants) · uk населя́ти (to live in) · bg населявам (to live in) · hu lakik (to live in) · hu benépesít (to supply with inhabitants) · fr remplir (to fill a list) · fr peupler (to live in) · hu belakik (to live in)