"repopulate" meaning in English

See repopulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: repopulates [present, singular, third-person], repopulating [participle, present], repopulated [participle, past], repopulated [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English populate English repopulate From re- + populate. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|re-|populate|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English populate English repopulate [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "again", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*wre-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "populate", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "repopulate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="repopulate"> From re- + populate. Head templates: {{en-verb}} repopulate (third-person singular simple present repopulates, present participle repopulating, simple past and past participle repopulated)
  1. To populate again; to breed among a group in order to keep the population up. Translations (to breed among a group): ripopolare (Italian)
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  2. (transitive) To reintroduce a species into (an area). Tags: transitive Translations (to reintroduce a species): repoblar (Catalan), ripopolare (Italian), repoblar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-repopulate-en-verb-IayFRfSE Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 26 48 25 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 26 49 26 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 26 49 26 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 27 50 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 54 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 17 40 43 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 44 44 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 49 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 39 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 42 43 Disambiguation of 'to reintroduce a species': 1 98 1
  3. (computing) To fill with data again; to refresh.
    Sense id: en-repopulate-en-verb-sqNF2SmF Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 33 45 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 17 40 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 28 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 40 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 44 44 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 49 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 39 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 42 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 33 53 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: repopulation, repopulator

Inflected forms

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