populate
/ˈpɑ.pjəˌleɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To fill initially empty items in a collection.
Example Sentences
- "John clicked the Search button and waited for the list to populate."
- "Clicking the refresh button will populate the grid."
- "Now, a famous King, and ſtrengthened with a Prince of ſingular expectation, and in the prime of his years, owner of the entire Iſle of Britain, enjoying Ireland populate and quiet, and infinitely more ſupported by Confederates of the Low-Countries, Denmarke, divers of the Princes of Germany and others."
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin populātus, past participle of populor (“populate”), from Latin populus (“people”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: populātus, populus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɑ.pjəˌleɪt/
- British English: /ˈpɒp.jʊˌleɪt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
populates (present, singular)
populating (participle, present)
populated (participle, past)
populated (past)
more populate (comparative)
most populate (superlative)