populate

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verb

1. inhabit or live in;
be an inhabitant of (Freq. 7)
- People lived in Africa millions of years ago
- The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
- deer are populating the woods
• Syn:
dwell, live, inhabit
• See Also:
live in (for: live), live out (for: live)
• Derivationally related forms:
inhabitation (for: inhabit), inhabitant (for: inhabit), inhabitancy (for: inhabit), liveable (for: live), livable (for: live), liver (for: live), dweller (for: dwell), dwelling (for: dwell), population
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
tenant, neighbor, neighbour, occupy, reside,
lodge in, shack, domicile, domiciliate, people, overpopulate,
cohabit, live together, shack up, lodge, camp, encamp,
camp out, bivouac, tent, nest, board, room
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
2. fill with inhabitants
- populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting
• Derivationally related forms:
population
• Hypernyms:
fill, fill up, make full
• Hyponyms:
people
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  dwell, live, inhabit