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单词 populate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pop•u•late /ˈpɑpyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to inhabit;
    live in:The region was populated by Celts and Germanic settlers.
  2. to furnish with inhabitants;
    people:to populate the desert.
See -pop-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pop•u•late  (popyə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to inhabit;
    live in;
    be the inhabitants of.
  2. to furnish with inhabitants, as by colonization;
    people.
  • Medieval Latin populātus, past participle of populāre to inhabit. See people, -ate1
  • 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
populate /ˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt/ vb (transitive)
  1. (often passive) to live in; inhabit
  2. to provide a population for; colonize or people
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin populāre to provide with inhabitants, from Latin populus people
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