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populate

/ˈpɑpjəˌleɪt/ /ˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt/
verb Regular verbpopulate populated
General
  1. 1 (bir yerde) yaşamak, nüfusunu oluşturmak

Definition (English)

To live in an area and form its population.

Example Sentences

  1. The island is populated mainly by fishermen and their families.
    Adada çoğunlukla balıkçılar ve aileleri yaşıyor.
  2. Strange creatures populate the deepest parts of the ocean.
    Okyanusun en derin bölgelerinde tuhaf canlılar yaşar.
GeneralComputer Science
  1. 1 (veriyle) doldurmak

Definition (English)

To fill a database, form or list with data.

Example Sentences

  1. The app automatically populates the form with your address.
    Uygulama formu adresinizle otomatik olarak doldurur.
  2. We need to populate the database before we start testing.
    Teste başlamadan önce veritabanını verilerle doldurmamız gerekiyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base populate
/ˈpɑpjəˌleɪt/
Past populated
/ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtɪd/
Participle populated
/ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtɪd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dpopulate → populated

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. populated /ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtɪd/

Synonyms

inhabitoccupy

Antonyms

depopulate

Collocations

densely populatedsparsely populatedpopulated bypopulate a database

Related Words

settlementcommunitycityvillagemigrationhabitat