Definition of Populate
Populate
pop·u·late
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to provide with multitudes;
e.g. Many trees populate the forest.
(verb)
in computing, to add data to a section that was previously empty;
e.g. They needed more numbers to populate the graph.
(verb)
to provide or stock with residents;
e.g. Science fiction frequently has people trying to populate new planets.
(verb)
to comprise the population of, such as with a town, city, or country;
e.g. Los Angeles is a heavily populated city;
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