populate
- to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
- to furnish with inhabitants, as by colonization; people.
Origin of populate
Examples from the Web for populated
Contemporary Examples of populated
Our American tendency to see the world as populated by like-minded souls is never productive.
Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa, has shut down and quarantined the hospital in Lagos where the man died.
Once upon a time, the GOP was populated by theologically moderate Episcopalians and Presbyterians.
Sleepy Hollow is populated by a bunch of lovable, strange heroes.
‘Sleepy Hollow’ Is TV’s Craziest, Most Over-the-Top New Show ... And You Should Watch ItAmy Zimmerman
October 8, 2013
Dagestan, the biggest and most populated republic of the North Caucasus, is a place where insurgents often strike.
Historical Examples of populated
It has populated the mountains and the plains of our own country.
Ancient ManHendrik Willem van Loon
Third, some escapees from Ardu reached and populated the world Ardry.
Masters of SpaceEdward Elmer Smith
Their world is not populated by men and women, but by a Unity that is Permanent.
A Preface to PoliticsWalter Lippmann
On the frontiers, counties were organized and populated in a season.
Aladdin & Co.Herbert Quick
He came not only after God was active, but after men and beasts had populated the world.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1Andrew Lang
populate
- (often passive) to live in; inhabit
- to provide a population for; colonize or people
Word Origin for populate
Word Origin and History for populated
populate
1610s, from Medieval Latin populatus, past participle of populare "inhabit, to people," from Latin populus "inhabitants, people, nation" (see people (n.)). Related: Populated; populating.