repeople

American  

[ree-pee-puhl] / riˈpi pəl /

verb (used with object)

repeopled, repeopling

1. to furnish again with people.

2. to restock with animals.

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Etymology

Origin of repeople

First recorded in 1475–85, repeople is from the Middle French word repeupler, Old French. See re-, people

Example Sentences

Through the Dark Age the Greek cities had maintained a continuous life, but Mohammed II depopulated Constantinople to repeople it with a Turkish majority from Anatolia.

From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Forbes, Nevill

It was determined to repeople the 574,268 forfeited acres.

From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)

Here their descendants have remained ever since, keeping themselves apart, like seed corn, to repeople the city with the genuine breed, whenever it shall be effectually recovered from its intruders.

From Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete by Irving, Washington

The galleries of Italy and the verses of the poets can alone help us to repeople the Academy with its mixed multitude of athletes and of sages.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington

Along with this exodus to Europe, Canada will endeavor to repeople her land.

From Modern American Prose Selections by Rees, Byron J. (Byron Johnson)