populate

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

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