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- Dictionarypopulated/ˈpɒpjʊleɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. inhabited: "a densely populated area"
- 2. (of a printed circuit board) having components fitted.
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(of a place) having people living there: They don't want to run the risk of bombs falling on populated areas. They live in densely populated, racially segregated neighbourhoods. See. populate. Fewer examples. Wild animals are seldom seen in populated areas.
POPULATE definition: 1. If an area is populated by people or animals, they live in that area: 2. to live in an area or…. Learn more.
1. : to have a place in : occupy, inhabit. 2. a. : to furnish or provide with inhabitants : people. b. : to provide with members. Synonyms. colonize. people. settle. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of populate in a Sentence. Immigrants began to populate the area in the late 19th century.
If an area is populated by people or animals, they live in that area: The inner cities are no longer densely populated. The river is populated mainly by smaller species of fish. to live in an area or place: The settlers began to move inland and populate the river valleys. computing specialized.
If an area is populated by certain people or animals, those people or animals live there, often in large numbers. They populate the surrounding villages. American English : populate / ˈpɒpyəleɪt /
pop·u·late. (pŏp′yə-lāt′) tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates. 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization. 2. To live in; inhabit: creatures that populate the ocean depths. 3. Computers To fill (an empty field or array) with data.
to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of: Almost 2 million people populate the immediate area of the factory and were exposed to potential carcinogens. to furnish with inhabitants, as by colonization; people: In the 1700s, the British government populated the colony of New South Wales with convicts.
IPA guide. Definitions of populated. adjective. furnished with inhabitants. “the area is well populated ”. “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”. synonyms: inhabited. having inhabitants; lived in.
When people live in or occupy a country, city, or town, they populate it. It doesn’t always refer to people — bugs might populate your kitchen if you leave half-eaten food out. If your family lives alone on an island, you're the only people who populate it.
Definition of populate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
