populate

verbs

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"
is derived from
fill with inhabitants
"populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
"fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"