Populate and Settle

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Populate verb - To supply with inhabitants.

Usage example: a small island populated only by woodland creatures

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Settle is a synonym for populate in supply with inhabitants topic. In some cases you can use "Settle" instead a verb "Populate".

Nearby Words: population, populating

Settle verb - To supply with inhabitants.

Usage example: the region was originally settled by farmers

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Populate is a synonym for settle in people topic. You can use "Populate" instead a verb "Settle", if it concerns topics such as colonize.

Nearby Words: settled, settlement, settling, settler, settlor

land	populate land	settle land
earth	populate earth	settle earth
world	populate world	settle world
home	populate home	settle home
Other words: game, planet, city, galaxy, island, lands, worlds, planets.

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