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in the PONS Dictionary

popu·late [ˈpɒpjəleɪt, Am ˈpɑ:p-] VB trans

1. populate usu passive (inhabit):

to be populated
bevölkert sein
to be populated island by/with
bewohnt sein von +dat
the river is populated mainly by smaller species of fish
in dem Fluss sind vor allem kleinere Fischarten heimisch
a very sparsely/densely populated area
eine sehr dünn/dicht besiedelte Gegend

2. populate (provide inhabitants):

to populate sth
etw besiedeln
Eastern Canada was initially populated by the French
in Ostkanada ließen sich ursprünglich die Franzosen nieder
to populate a stream with trout
in einem Bach Forellen ansiedeln

3. populate COMPUT:

to populate sth
etw bestücken

populate VB

populate
bevölkern
OpenDict entry

populate VB

the table column will be automatically populated with data
die Tabellenspalte wird automatisch mit Daten ausgefüllt
Present
Ipopulate
youpopulate
he/she/itpopulates
wepopulate
youpopulate
theypopulate
Past
Ipopulated
youpopulated
he/she/itpopulated
wepopulated
youpopulated
theypopulated
Present Perfect
Ihavepopulated
youhavepopulated
he/she/ithaspopulated
wehavepopulated
youhavepopulated
theyhavepopulated
Past Perfect
Ihadpopulated
youhadpopulated
he/she/ithadpopulated
wehadpopulated
youhadpopulated
theyhadpopulated
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