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What does repopulate mean?

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Verb
  1. To populate again; to breed among a group in order to keep the population up.
  2. (transitive) To reintroduce a species into (an area).
  3. (computing) To fill with data again; to refresh.
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They were the survivors, each of a score of their fellows not so cautious, themselves fit to repopulate the hillside.
Is there a direct relationship between the two such that we can rely upon the inshore stock to help repopulate what is offshore?
Optimists saw a world where captive-bred animals would inspire public support for conservation and repopulate the wild.
The question is, will sufficient lemmings survive to repopulate their traditional stamping grounds?
Dolittle believes that if he can repopulate an endangered species of bear in the area, the courts will have to refuse permission to cut.
Most cultures have deep at their core a flood myth in which the great bulk of humanity is destroyed and a few are left to repopulate and repurify the human race.

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