populate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒp.jə.leɪt/, /ˈpɒp.ju.leɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɒpjəleɪt or Rhymes: -ɒpjuleɪt

Verb

populate (third-person singular simple present populates, present participle populating, simple past and past participle populated)

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.

   Clicking the refresh button will populate the grid.

Adjective

populate (comparative more populate, superlative most populate)

1. (obsolete) populous

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Participle

populāte

1. vocative masculine singular of populātus