Populate

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːpjəˌleɪt/

Populate (verb)

  1. to fill a place with people or animals living there.
  2. to add information or data to a list or database.

Examples

  • They plan to populate the new city with families.
  • The settlers began to populate the remote island.

Common collocations: populate an area, populate a region, populate a database, populate a form

Synonyms of Populate

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Populate

  • — leaving a place empty
  • — leaving permanently