Fulfill vs Populate - What's the difference?
fulfill | populate |
(archaic) To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up.
To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.
To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.).
To supply with inhabitants; to people.
To live in; to inhabit.
To fill initially empty items in a collection.
As verbs the difference between fulfill and populate
is that fulfill is to fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up while populate is to supply with inhabitants; to people.As an adjective populate is
populous.fulfill
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Alternative forms
* (UK)Verb
(en verb)Derived terms
* fulfilled * fulfilling * fulfillable * fulfillmentpopulate
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Verb
- John clicked the Search button and waited for the list to populate .
