Populate (verb)

1. To fill with inhabitants; to establish a population in.
2. To provide with inhabitants; to fill up as a country or district with inhabitants; to people.
3. To fill up, as a register or roll, with names.

Origin:

From latin populatus, past participle of populare, meaning "to people, to populate", from populus meaning "people".

Examples:

1. The island was populated with a diverse group of people from around the world.
2. The government is working to populate the remote regions of the country with settlers.
3. The company's database was populated with thousands of customer records.
4. The new housing development is expected to populate the area with young families.
5. The register was populated with names of all the eligible voters in the district.