populate

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑ.pjəˌleɪt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
  2. verb fill with inhabitants

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin populātus, past participle of populor (“populate”), from Latin populus (“people”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

dwell, live, inhabit

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
be
Narrower (hyponyms)
occupy, reside, overpopulate, people, neighbor, cohabit

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