French Conversation · Level 154
30 words
French word
peupler
Pronunciation
IPA/pøple/
Meaning
- verbpopulate
Example
Le gouvernement cherche à peupler les zones rurales.
The government is trying to populate rural areas.
More examples
On encourage les jeunes à peupler les petites villes.
We encourage young people to populate the small towns.
Core concept
A place gaining inhabitants until its streets and homes are full of life.
Common phrases
peupler les zones rurales
increase rural populations
peupler une ville
populate a city with people
peupler un pays
increase the population of a country
Similar words
habiter: To reside in a particular place.
installer: To establish people in a place where they can live.
occuper: To occupy a place or building with people or things.
Definition in French
Augmenter la population d'un lieu en y faisant habiter des personnes.
Word origin
Peupler developed from Old French peupler, itself from Latin populare, meaning to fill with people.
Usage tips
- Peupler is more formal and descriptive than everyday habiter, especially in discussions of policy, settlement, or population change.
Opposites
- dépeuplerdepopulate ___verb
Related words
- peuplementsettling of a populationnoun
- peupléheavily populatedadjective