povoar — meaning in English

English meaning

• people noun Human beings in general, or the men, women and children of a particular group, place or nation.
• populate verb To live in a place and make up its inhabitants.

Senses

povoar is used for these senses in English:

• people (transitive) To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
• people (transitive) To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.
• populate (transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people.

people — full definition

1. noun Human beings in general, or the men, women and children of a particular group, place or nation.
2. verb To fill a place with inhabitants; to populate.
3. verb To interact socially with others.

populate — full definition

1. verb To live in a place and make up its inhabitants.
2. verb To fill something (a database, list, or form) with data.

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