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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The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said the phenomenon was caused by "severe" thunderstorms and that it was "very uncommon to see one in such a populated place".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The government, based in the city of Aden, controls much of the country's south and east -- a region that is larger but much less populated.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Dutch Bros is now considering opening similar walk-up shops in other densely populated areas, Guenser said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The surrounding region includes some of the most densely populated and infrastructure-dependent parts of the country.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
De Soto was still able to see some of the densely populated Indian towns lining the lower Mississippi.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
