What is to furnish with inhabitants, either by natural increase or by immigration or colonization; to cause to be inhabited; to people called?
populate — To furnish with inhabitants, either by natural increase or by immigration or colonization; to cause to be inhabited; to people. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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