definition of
populate

[1] #1 populate v. [dwell, live, inhabit] inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods". wn

[2] #2 populate v. fill with inhabitants; "populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting". wn