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populate

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/ˈpɒpjʊleɪt/ · pop-u-late

To fill an area or space with people or inhabitants.

Meanings

verbformal

To fill an area or space with people or inhabitants.

کسی علاقے یا جگہ کو لوگوں یا رہائشیوں سے بھرنا۔

آبادی دینا

Abadi dena

Synonyms

inhabitpopulatefillآبادی دینابسا دینارہائش دینا

Antonyms

depopulatevacateemptyخالی کرناعاری کرناتہی کرنا

Common Collocations

  • populate a city
  • populate a region
  • new species populate

Example Sentences

The government plans to populate the rural areas with new housing projects.

حکومت نئے ہاؤسنگ منصوبے کے ذریعے دیہی علاقوں کو آباد کرنے کا ارادہ رکھتی ہے۔

Hukoomat naye housing mansoobe ke zariye dehi ilaqon ko abād karne ka irada rakhti hai.

Several species of birds populate this forest.

یہ جنگل کئی پرندوں کی آبادی سے بھرا ہوا ہے۔

Yeh jungle kai parindon ki abadi se bhara hua hai.

The city is expected to populate rapidly due to immigration.

شہر کی آبادی کی امید کی جا رہی ہے کہ یہ امیگریشن کی بنا پر تیزی سے بڑھے گی۔

Sheher ki abadi ki umeed ki ja rahi hai ke yeh immigration ki buniyad par tezī se barhī gi.

Easily Confused With

populate vs populism:Populate refers to filling an area with people, while populism is a political approach that seeks to represent the interests of ordinary people.

Word Family

population
nounآبادی
populous
adjectiveکشادہ آبادی

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'populate' as 'populating' an empty space with people.

Imagine a map that fills with dots representing people as it becomes populated.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "populatus" — to make populous

First known use: 15th century

The word 'populate' evolved from the Latin word 'populare,' which means to populate or make plentiful. It entered English in the late Middle Ages.