populate
verb
pop·u·late
ˈpä-pyə-ˌlāt 
populated; populating
2
a
: to furnish or provide with inhabitants : people
b
: to provide with members
Examples of populate in a Sentence
Immigrants began to populate the area in the late 19th century.
Strange creatures populate the ocean depths.
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The couple’s brutal treatment of Mickey contrasts with their interest in populating a new world.
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There exists no evidence to support the settlement of a permanent Chinese population in Palawan, which has been continuously populated since 50,000 years ago through archeological data.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Kiri Masters, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The couple’s brutal treatment of Mickey contrasts with their interest in populating a new world.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
The wizard proposes keywords and phrases and populates your page title and metatags.
—PCMAG, 9 Mar. 2025
There exists no evidence to support the settlement of a permanent Chinese population in Palawan, which has been continuously populated since 50,000 years ago through archeological data.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for populate
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“Populate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/populate. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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populate
verb
pop·u·late
ˈpäp-yə-ˌlāt
populated; populating
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