Antonyms for peopling
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : pee-puh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpi pəl |
Definition of peopling
Origin :- late 13c., "humans, persons in general," from Anglo-French people, Old French peupel "people, population, crowd; mankind, humanity," from Latin populus "a people, nation; body of citizens; a multitude, crowd, throng," of unknown origin, possibly from Etruscan. The Latin word also is the source of Spanish pueblo, Italian popolo. In English, it displaced native folk.
- Meaning "body of persons comprising a community" first recorded late 13c. in Anglo-French; meaning "common people, masses" (as distinguished from the nobility) first recorded c.1300 in Anglo-French. Meaning "one's own tribe, group, etc." is from late 14c. The word was adopted after c.1920 by Communist totalitarian states to give a spurious sense of populism to their governments. Legal phrase The People vs., in U.S. cases of prosecution under certain laws, dates from 1801. People of the Book "those whose religion entails adherence to a book of divine revelation (1834) translates Arabic Ahl al-Kitab.
- As in colonization : noun settlement of area
- As in inhabit : verb take up residence in
- As in occupy : verb reside; use
- As in reside : verb live or exist in
- As in colonize : verb settle
- As in populate : verb supply with inhabitants
- The peopling of the world with whites is chiefly a Western process.
- Extract from : « The Gates of India » by Thomas Holdich
- Animality is every where, filling every thing and peopling every thing.
- Extract from : « The Sea » by Jules Michelet
- Where are the birds once peopling these forests, like myriads of rainbows?
- Extract from : « Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 2/2 » by Ida May Hill Starr
- She was pushing south, building forts and peopling the land.
- Extract from : « How Canada was Won » by F. S. Brereton
- There are other legends in explanation of the peopling of the earth.
- Extract from : « Curiosities of Superstition » by W. H. Davenport Adams
- What excuse has infinite wisdom for peopling the world with savages?
- Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll
- We might as reasonably suppose any other means of peopling this continent.
- Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 4, October 1837 » by Various
- Who will deny it had to do with the marshalling of worlds, and the peopling them—with creation?
- Extract from : « The Prince of India, Volume II » by Lew. Wallace
- There was no co-operation on the part of the proprietors in peopling the island.
- Extract from : « History of Prince Edward Island » by Duncan Campbell
- It's our guilty consciences that are peopling the shadows with goblins.
- Extract from : « The Drums Of Jeopardy » by Harold MacGrath
Synonyms for peopling
- abide
- be established
- be in command
- be in residence
- be intrinsic to
- be vested
- bide
- clearing
- colonize
- conquer
- consist
- continue
- cover
- crash
- dig
- dwell
- endure
- ensconce
- establish
- establishment
- expanding
- expansion
- fill
- found
- founding
- hang one's hat
- hold
- immigrate
- immigration
- indwell
- inhabit
- inhere
- involve
- keep
- lie
- live
- live in
- locate
- lodge
- maintain
- make one's home
- migrate
- migration
- nest
- occupy
- opening up
- own
- park
- people
- peopling
- perch
- permeate
- pervade
- pioneer
- pioneering
- populate
- populating
- possess
- remain
- reside
- rest with
- roost
- settle
- settlement
- settling
- sit
- sojourn
- squat
- squatting
- stay
- take up
- take up residence
- tenant
- transplant
- transplanting
- utilize
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