How Do You Spell POPULATE?

Pronunciation: [pˈɒpjʊlˌe͡ɪt] (IPA)

The word "populate" is spelled as /ˈpɒpjʊleɪt/. The IPA phonetic transcription explains why it is spelled as such. The "po" is pronounced as "pɒ", while "pu" is pronounced as "pjʊ". The "la" is pronounced as "leɪ", while "t" is pronounced as "t". This word means to fill with inhabitants, people or animals. Spelling is important as it allows us to communicate effectively and ensure that there is no confusion in understanding the message being conveyed.

POPULATE Meaning and Definition

1. The term "populate" refers to the action of filling or inhabiting a particular area or region with human beings or living organisms. This verb describes the process or act of increasing the population or occupying a place with individuals or organisms. It signifies the action of settlement, colonization, or human presence in a specific geographic location.

   The term is not limited to human occupation but can also denote the presence or distribution of plants, animals, or other living organisms in a particular habitat or environment. It involves the establishment or introduction of diverse species in a given ecosystem to create a balanced and thriving community.

   In a broader sense, "populate" can also have figurative usage, referring to the action of filling or saturating something with ideas, concepts, or objects. For example, one can populate a document with information, populate a database with data, or populate a conversation with interesting facts or anecdotes.

   Overall, "populate" encompasses the act of filling, occupying, or establishing presence, whether it pertains to humans in a geographic space, living organisms in an ecosystem, or information in various forms of communication.

2. To furnish or settle with inhabitants; to propagate.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Top Common Misspellings for POPULATE *

• populat 63.6363636%

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Other Common Misspellings for POPULATE

• populaton
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• papulase
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• populaty
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• popullASE
• Populasie
• Populatur
• Soputate

Etymology of POPULATE

The word "populate" derives from the Latin word "populatus", which is the past participle of the verb "populare", meaning "to populate, to inhabit". The Latin root is "populus", meaning "people, population". It is also related to the Latin noun "populus" which means "people, nation". The word "populate" entered English in the mid-16th century.

Similar spelling words for POPULATE

• poppleton,
• Populating,
• populated,
• population.

Conjugate verb Populate

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have populated

you would have populated

he/she/it would have populated

we would have populated

they would have populated

I would have populate

you would have populate

he/she/it would have populate

we would have populate

they would have populate

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been populating

you would have been populating

he/she/it would have been populating

we would have been populating

they would have been populating

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would populate

you would populate

he/she/it would populate

we would populate

they would populate

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be populating

you would be populating

he/she/it would be populating

we would be populating

they would be populating

FUTURE

I will populate

you will populate

he/she/it will populate

we will populate

they will populate

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be populating

you will be populating

he/she/it will be populating

we will be populating

they will be populating

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have populated

you will have populated

he/she/it will have populated

we will have populated

they will have populated

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been populating

you will have been populating

he/she/it will have been populating

we will have been populating

they will have been populating

IMPERATIVE

you populate

we let´s populate

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to populate

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was populating

you were populating

he/she/it was populating

we were populating

they were populating

PAST PARTICIPLE

populated

PAST PERFECT

I had populated

you had populated

he/she/it had populated

we had populated

they had populated

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been populating

you had been populating

he/she/it had been populating

we had been populating

they had been populating

PRESENT

I populate

you populate

he/she/it populates

we populate

they populate

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am populating

you are populating

he/she/it is populating

we are populating

they are populating

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

populating

PRESENT PERFECT

I have populated

you have populated

he/she/it has populated

we have populated

they have populated

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been populating

you have been populating

he/she/it has been populating

we have been populating

they have been populating

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it populate

SIMPLE PAST

I populated

you populated

he/she/it populated

we populated

they populated