Populate

verb

/ˈpɒp.jʊˌleɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.verbTo supply with inhabitants; to people.

2.verbTo live in; to inhabit.

3.verbTo increase in number; to breed.

4.verbTo fill initially empty items in a collection.

"Clicking the refresh button will populate the grid."

5.verbTo fill initially empty slots or sockets on a circuit board or similar.

6.adjectivePopulous

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