repopulate

/ riːˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt /

verb

1. to provide a new population for (an area in which the population has declined)

Example Sentences

Bustling population centers like that can be used to repopulate areas that blink out elsewhere.

From Los Angeles Times

That, in turn, would eventually help them repopulate the entire region.

From Salon

Unfortunately, there will have to be a purge of undesirables who do not meet the genetic standards of the new Superman to repopulate the earth with their superior genes.

From Salon

They were reintroduced in Kuno in 2022 as part of an ambitious plan to repopulate the species.

From BBC

For now, the facility can repopulate to a maximum of only 475 people.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• breed 
• hatch 
• multiply 
• proliferate 
• propagate 
• spawn