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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
repeople .
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Examples
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• But let mothers deign to nurse their children, morals will reform themselves, nature 's sentiments will be awakened in every heart, the state will be repeopled. — "Emile: or, On Education," Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1762
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He then repeopled their city with a mixed multitude, and called the place Messenè after his native country.
The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007
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He and his wife Pyrrha, with the advice of the oracle of Themis, repeopled the earth by throwing behind them the bones of their grand-mother, — i.e., stones of the earth. —
Religio Medici 2007
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Never were so many cities captured and depopulated -- some by Barbarians, others by Hellenes themselves fighting against one another; and several of them after their capture were repeopled by strangers.
The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007
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With such reminiscences I repeopled the woods and lulled myself asleep.
Walden 2004
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And within foure Monethes aftre, Noas and all his beyng restored to the earth, with Goddes furtheraunce in shorte space repeopled the worlde.
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After the signing of this treaty piracy ceased in the Perak waters, and Larut was repeopled and became settled and prosperous.
The Golden Chersonese and the way thither Isabella Lucy 2004
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For he repeopled his native city Stagira, which he had caused to be demolished a little before, and restored all the citizens who were in exile or slavery, to their habitations.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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He looked upon the affections of the people to be the best and surest guard, and entertained them again with public feasting, and general distributions of corn; and to gratify his army, he sent out colonies to several places, of which the most remarkable were Carthage and Corinth; which as before they had been ruined at the same time, so now were restored and repeopled together.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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Italy, when the city Sybaris, which now was called Thurii, was to be repeopled.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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