repopulate
Fill with inhabitants
To repopulate is to populate again—to fill a place with inhabitants after it has been emptied or depleted.
A region might be repopulated after war, disease, or natural disaster: Efforts to repopulate the island began a decade after the evacuation.
The term extends to wildlife: Conservationists repopulated the river with native trout.
In computing, to repopulate is to refill a database or field with data.
Rapid increase in quantity
multiply · flourish · rebound · burgeon · swell · replenishment · restock · refill
Bring back into use
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
rehabilitation · breeding · translocation · release · sanctuary · endangered · species · wildlife
Fill with ammunition again
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- rebuildRestore after damage
- reinitializeRestore to original state
reseed · import · migrate · sync · update · backfill · regenerate · reconstruct
Those who establish homes
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- frontierEdge of settlement
outpost · expedition · migration · emigration · establishment · homesteaders · resettlement · occupation
Permanent occupants of place
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- communityCollective of connected people
- villageSmall rural community
- townshipCounty's smaller division
hamlet · borough · homestead · dwellers · demographics · citizenship · habitation · encampment
proliferation
Rapid increase in quantity
boom · multiply · flourish · rebound · burgeon · swell · replenishment · restock · refill · regenerate
reintroduce
Bring back into use
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
recovery · rehabilitation · breeding · translocation · release · sanctuary · endangered · species · wildlife · habitat
reload
Fill with ammunition again
reinitialize · reseed · import · migrate · sync · update · backfill · regenerate · reconstruct · reset
settlers
Those who establish homes
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
frontier · outpost · expedition · migration · emigration · establishment · homesteaders · resettlement · occupation · displacement
inhabitants
Permanent occupants of place
township · hamlet · borough · homestead · dwellers · demographics · citizenship · habitation · encampment · urbanization
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