verb
peupler
populate
Remplir un lieu avec des personnes, des animaux ou d’autres êtres vivants.
Word: peupler
Meaning:
The French verb peupler means "to populate" or "to populate with inhabitants". It refers to the action of filling a place, area, or region with people or living creatures.
Parts:
- Root: peuple (meaning "people" or "population")
- Suffix: -er (infinitive verb ending for the first group verbs in French)
Usage:
- Peupler un territoire — To populate a territory
- Ces terres étaient peuplées par des tribus anciennes — These lands were populated by ancient tribes
Synonyms:
- habiter (to inhabit)
- coloniser (to colonize)
- occuper (to occupy)
Antonyms:
- dépeupler (to depopulate) — refers to the act of reducing the population or making a place less inhabited.
In summary, peupler is essentially about making an area inhabited by people or life, derived from the noun "peuple" (people).
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Examples
Différentes communautés ont choisi de peupler le village.verb
Different communities chose to populate the village.
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