repopulate

verb — 3 senses

repopulate

verb

Etymology From re- + populate.

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

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To fill with data again; to refresh.

  • to repopulate a grid
Derived terms
repopulation, repopulator

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