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populate

[pop-yuh-leyt] / ˈpɒp yəˌleɪt /
VERB
supply with inhabitants
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Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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Nominally designed as a spaceport, Lego aliens and spaceships populate the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

First, as AI bots populate these sites with fake images and get-rich schemes, audiences will tune out.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Communities of dedicated Palantir shareholders populate the internet across X, Reddit, Discord and YouTube, posting constant updates on company news and memes.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

Thucydides’ mastery of perspective allows him to populate his landscapes with the dilemmas of democratic politics—the battlefield where psychology meets strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

At the lake my father bartered with the Muslim businessmen, known as the Yao, who populate that part of the country.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba