populate
gb/pˈɑpjəlˌeɪt/ us/pˈɑpjəlˌeɪt/
B2
English
~ 8600
benépesít, feltölt, kitölt
VERB
B2
1
benépesít
B2
Usage pattern:
to populate [a place] (with [people/animals])
Early farmers began to populate the river valley thousands of years ago.
A korai földművesek több ezer évvel ezelőtt kezdték benépesíteni a folyóvölgyet.
The small islands are populated mainly by fishing families.
A kis szigeteket főként halászcsaládok lakják.
As the tech industry grew, new suburbs quickly populated the once-empty countryside.
Rabbits and foxes populate the forests in this region.
Many coastal areas are heavily populated because of trade and tourism.
Learner examples
Many people populate the big city.
Sokan laknak a nagyvárosban.
The islands are populated by about 3,000 people.
A szigeteken körülbelül 3000 ember él.
Wild animals populate the forest.
This region is not very populated.
The coast is more populated than the mountains.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use *populate* when they simply mean *live*: for example, saying "I populate in London" is incorrect. Use "I live in London". *Populate* is usually used for describing how many people or animals are in a place, or how they came to be there, often in a more formal or descriptive context (e.g. geography, history). Also, the preposition is usually *with*, as in "The valley is populated with small villages," not *by* when focusing on the thing added.
Meaning
fill a place with people or life
Collocations
populate an area
|populate the region
|be populated by [people/animals]
|densely populated city
|sparsely populated area
Synonyms
inhabit (Focuses on living in a place, usually used for the people or animals themselves rather than an outside cause.)
Antonyms
depopulate (Means to reduce or remove the number of people in a place, often through leaving or forced movement.)
Themes
environment
|society
|geography
|core_vocabulary
|nature
Definition
To make a place have people or animals living there.
To cause a place, area, or region to be lived in or occupied by people or other living creatures.
VERB
C1
TECHNICAL
2
Usage pattern:
to populate [something] with [data/items]
The script will automatically populate the database with test records.
A szkript automatikusan feltölti az adatbázist tesztrekordokkal.
Please populate all the required fields before submitting the online form.
Az online űrlap elküldése előtt kérjük, töltse ki az összes kötelező mezőt.
The spreadsheet is populated from data pulled directly from the server each night.
When you select your country, the system will populate the city list accordingly.
Developers wrote a tool to populate the table with sample data for training.
Learner examples
The program populates the list with names.
A program nevekkel tölti fel a listát.
You must populate each box with your personal information.
Minden rubrikát ki kell töltenie a személyes adataival.
This form is populated with your data from last year.
The app will populate the table when you click "Load".
We use a script to populate the database.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse *populate* with *complete* when talking about forms. For example, "populate the form" is common in technical or IT contexts, while in everyday speech people more often say "fill in the form" or "complete the form." Also, *populate* usually takes *with*, as in "populate the table with data," not *by* or *of*.
Meaning
fill a thing with data/items
Collocations
populate a database
|populate a form
|populate a table
|populate a list
|automatically populate fields
Synonyms
fill (A more general and less technical word; it does not specifically suggest data structures or electronic forms.)
Antonyms
empty (Means to remove all contents or data, which is the opposite of adding entries or information.)
Themes
technology
|business
Definition
To put information or items into a form, list, or database so that it is filled.
To fill a document, form, list, database, or similar structure with data, entries, or items.
Grammar
Dictionary form
populate
IPA
GB/pˈɑpjəlˌeɪt/
US/pˈɑpjəlˌeɪt/
Syllables & stress
pop - u - late (3 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (pop)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: populate
- 3rd Person Singular: populates
- Present Participle: populating
- Past: populated
Word family
Forms
populates
verb
populating
verb
populated
verb
Core family
population
noun A2
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unpopulated
adjective
depopulate
verb
Advanced or less common
depopulation
noun
repopulate
verb
repopulation
noun
Expressions
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