populate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpɒpjʊleɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • form the population of (a place): the island is populated by scarcely 40,000 people a cosy rural town populated with friendly folk
  • cause people to settle in (a place).
  • fill or be present in (a place or sphere): the film is an epic fantasy populated by grotesque weirdos
  • Computing fill in (data).

Origin:

late 16th century: from medieval Latin populat- 'supplied with people', from the verb populare, from populus 'people'