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cohabit vs populate

populate vs cohabit

cohabit and populate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cohabit No No Yes No
populate No No Yes No
As verbs, populate is a hypernym of cohabit; that is, populate is a word with a broader meaning than cohabit:
  • cohabit: share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
  • populate: be an inhabitant of or reside in
Other hypernyms of cohabit include dwell, inhabit, live.
cohabit (verb) populate (verb)
share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple fill with inhabitants
exist together be an inhabitant of or reside in
Difference between cohabit and populate

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