repeople

[ ree-pee-puh l ]

/ riˈpi pəl /

to furnish again with people.

to restock with animals.

Origin of repeople

First recorded in 1475–85, repeople is from the Middle French word repeupler, Old French. See re-, people

The two who survived, according to the Greek flood-legend, to repeople the earth.

The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4 |Lucian of Samosata
He brought immigrants from populous provinces to repeople the districts which had been laid waste by war.

The Civilization Of China |Herbert A. Giles
Nevertheless, one human pair find refuge in a cave, and repeople the world.

The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 |Various
It was necessary to repeople his capital and to attract others than Turks to it.

The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay |Lord Eversley

Thus Cæsar sought early to repeople Campania from the idle populace of Rome.

The Evolution of States |J. M. Robertson