populate
verb (used with object)
to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
populated
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past participleof populate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof populate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
populateverb (used with object)to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
Example Sentences
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So much so, in fact, that on the Wednesday night that we visited for a sold-out event, the sparsely populated lounge area was nearly silent.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
This community of roughly 2,000 is populated partly by blue-collar commuters living alongside soybean, corn and wheat farmers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
In Austin, a newly built home’s price per square foot was nearly 20% less than that of an existing home, making for the deepest price difference across the 50 most populated U.S. metropolitan areas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Early on, Sakurai exploits the inherent absurdity of telling a story populated by so many ludicrous characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Back on the farm, her life stretches ahead to the flat horizon line, already populated with the only characters she’ll ever know.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
