1. (

• populate ,
• dwell ,
• live ,
• inhabit

) be an inhabitant of or reside in; "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" ;

2. (

• populate ,

) fill with inhabitants; "populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting" ;