Populate

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpÉ’p.jÉ™.leɪt/, /ˈpÉ’p.ju.leɪt/
• Rhymes: -É’pjÉ™leɪt or Rhymes: -É’pjuleɪt

Origin

From Medieval Latin populatus, past participle of populo ("to populate").

Full definition of populate

Verb

1. (transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people.
2. (intransitive) To live in; to inhabit.
3. (computing, transitive/intransitive) To fill initially empty items in a collection.John clicked the Search button and waited for the list to populate.

Adjective

1. (obsolete) populous----