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populate
verb [T] /ˈpɒp.jʊ.leɪt/
/ˈpɑː.pjə-/ Definition
C1 If an area is populated by people or animals, they live in that area: The inner cities are no longer densely populated. The river is populated mainly by smaller species of fish.Environmental issuesRubbish and wasteProtection and protectors › to live in an area or place: The settlers began to move inland and populate the river valleys.Living or sleeping somewhere › specialized to automatically add information to a list or table on a computer: There are several ways to populate the database.Operating computers
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