repeople

[ ree-pee-puhl ]

/ riˈpi pəl /

to furnish again with people.

to restock with animals.

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

The two who survived, according to the Greek flood-legend, to repeople the earth.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4|Lucian of Samosata
He brought immigrants from populous provinces to repeople the districts which had been laid waste by war.
The Civilization Of China|Herbert A. Giles
Nevertheless, one human pair find refuge in a cave, and repeople the world.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879|Various
It was necessary to repeople his capital and to attract others than Turks to it.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay|Lord Eversley

Thus Cæsar sought early to repeople Campania from the idle populace of Rome.
The Evolution of States|J. M. Robertson