repopulate
pronunciation
How to pronounce repopulate in British English: UK ['ri:'pɒpjʊleɪt]
How to pronounce repopulate in American English: US ['ri'pɒpjʊleɪt]
Word Origin
- repopulate (v.)
- 1590s, from re- + populate (v.). Related: Repopulated; repopulating.
Example
- 1. The idea is to strip down a lung to its basic infrastructure , then repopulate it with lab-grown cells .