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English verb: populate | |||
| 1. | populate (stative) inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of | ||
| Samples | People lived in Africa millions of years ago. The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted. This kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean. Deer are populating the woods. | ||
| Synonyms | dwell, inhabit, live | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bivouac, board, camp, camp out, cohabit, domicile, domiciliate, encamp, live together, lodge, lodge in, neighbor, neighbour, nest, occupy, overpopulate, people, reside, reside, room, shack, shack up, tenant, tent | ||
| 2. | populate (change) fill with inhabitants | ||
| Samples | Populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill, fill up, make full | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | people | ||
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