Repopulate
(verb)
- To populate again or to refill with people or animals.
- To restore a population to a place.
Origin:
From the prefix re- ("again") and the verb populate ("to fill a place with people or animal.s")
Examples:
- The government plans to repopulate the area affected by the natural disaster.
- Efforts were made to repopulate the endangered species in the region.
- The city is repopulating after the war with new residents.
- The island was repopulated with native birds after a successful conservation effort.
- After the fire, the forest was repopulated with new trees.