verb
repopulate
verb
1
To bring a population back up again, whether of people, animals, or data.
"Conservationists worked for years to repopulate the island with the native bird species."
2
To reintroduce a species into an area it had disappeared from.
"Wolves were repopulated in parts of the region after decades of absence."
How to Use Repopulate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo fill something back up with people, animals, or data after numbers dropped.
Common pairings
repopulate an area
repopulate a species
repopulate a database
Word Forms
repopulated past tense, repopulates singular
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Conservationists worked for years to _____ the island with the native bird species.