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- [pop-yuh-leyt]
- /ˈpɒp yəˌleɪt/
- /ˈpɒp.jʊ.leɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pop-yuh-leyt]
- /ˈpɒp yəˌleɪt/
Definitions of populated word
- verb with object populated to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of. 1
- verb with object populated to furnish with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 1
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Origin of populated
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Medieval Latin populātus, past participle of populāre to inhabit. See people, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Populated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
populated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
populated usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for populated
adj populated
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
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