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† emˈpeople, v. Obs.
Also en-, impeople.
[f. en- + people.]
1. trans. To fill with people, populate.
1582N. Lichefield tr. Lopes de Castanheda's Hist. Disc. E. Indies 140 b, He was desirous to encrease and enpeople his Citie. 1583Stubbes Anat. Abus. ii. 31 Before the world was impeopled. 1631Celestina xviii. 181 What does impeople Church-yards but it? 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. i. vi. 24 But we now know 'tis very well empeopled. 1648J. Beaumont Psyche xvi. xix. (R.), Thou hast helpt to impeople hell. 1839Bailey Festus (1852) 173 With starry globes unnumberable..Did He the void impeople.
2. nonce-use. To establish as the population.
1590Spenser F.Q. i. x. 56 And gan enquere..what unknowen nation there empeopled were. 1775in Ash. 1847in Craig; and in mod. Dicts.
Hence emˈpeopled ppl. a.
1855Singleton Virgil I. 164 Libya's shepherds..And their empeopled kraals with scattered roofs. |