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poblar

to populate

verb poh-BLAHR Rare
Travel & Places Geography

Origin: From Latin 'populare'.

Also means

to settle

Usage Note

Poblar is an o→ue stem-changing verb: puebla, pueblan, etc. in the present. It means to fill a place with inhabitants or, reflexively (poblarse), to become populated or filled with something: el cielo se pobló de estrellas ('the sky filled with stars'). The related noun is pueblo (town, people).

Examples

"Los colonos fueron los primeros en poblar la región."

Natural Translation

The settlers were the first to populate the region.

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