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populate

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


Example Sentences

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A state contractor plugged all 21 oil wells at the AllenCo Energy drill site in University Park, preventing the release of noxious gases and chemical vapors into the densely populated South Los Angeles neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times

This is how the scores of docuseries and podcasts populating the genre transform actual horror into digestible content.

From Salon

For these survivors—the grandmothers and great-grandmothers who populate many romantic fantasies—“Italy” seldom meant idyllic country vistas and cardiologists’ dream culinary joys.

From The Wall Street Journal

Canvey Island Foreshore, Essex - a family-favourite sandy beach, the island has only been populated since the 17th Century when the Dutch made the marshlands habitable.

From BBC

With a population of around 16 million, Kano is Nigeria's second most populated state after Lagos.

From Barron's