populate
To supply with inhabitantsTo supply with inhabitants; to people.
» Algiers is a very populated city.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To supply with inhabitants; to people.
besiedeln, bevölkern
заселятьzaseljatʹ
заселя́тиzaseljáty, засели́тиzaselýty, населя́тиnaseljáty
fill with inhabitants
(transitive)To live in; to inhabit.
besiedeln, bevölkern
населя́тьnaseljátʹ
населя́тиnaseljáty
(intransitive)To increase in number; to breed.
(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.
füllen
заполнитьzapolnitʹ
запо́внюватиzapóvnjuvaty
To fill initially empty slots or sockets on a circuit board or similar.
bestücken
Examples
82 sentencesAlgiers is a very populated city.
Algiers is a densely populated city.
Bangladesh is a densely populated country.
deBangladesch ist ein dicht bevölkertes Land. — Waldelfe
Which continent is the most populated one?
ruКакой континент самый населённый? — Wezel
deWelcher Kontinent ist der bevölkerungsreichste? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The region is large, but sparsely populated.
ruЭта местность обширна, но мало населена. — soweli_Elepanto
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin populātus, past participle of populor (“populate”), from LatiBorrowed from Medieval Latin populātus, past participle of populor (“populate”), from Latin populus (“people”).
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Forms
populates, populating, populated, populatedSynonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle