English → Latin
“populate” in Latin
repleōto fill again, refill, replenish; to make up for, complete, restore, supply; to fill, satisfy, satiate, sateIūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; Justi
The English word populate itself goes back to Latin populus, through populātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
populate
locum copiosiorem et celebriorem reddere (Liv.); incolis frequentare (Suet.); replere (Justinus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for populate?
- The usual Latin words for “populate” are repleō, Iūstīnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.