repopulate

To populate again; to breed among a group in order to keep the population up.

Verb

  1. To populate again; to breed among a group in order to keep the population up.
  2. To reintroduce a species into (an area).
  3. To fill with data again; to refresh.
    • to repopulate a grid

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English populate English repopulate From re- + populate.

Forms

repopulates repopulating repopulated

Derived

repopulation repopulator