repopulate
/riːˈpɑːpjəleɪt/
verb
- To fill a place with people or animals again after the population has decreased or disappeared.
- After the war, the government encouraged families to repopulate the rural areas.
- The city launched a program to repopulate its downtown with young professionals.
- Conservationists are working to repopulate the forest with native deer species.
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