populate
/ˈpɒpjʊleɪt/verb
with obj.
1- form the population of (a place)构成（某地）的人口：
the island is populated by scarcely 40,000 people
这个岛上的人口才四万人
a cosy rural town populated with friendly folk.
一个人们都很友善的温馨的乡镇。
1.1
- cause people to settle in (a place)使定居于（某地）
1.2
- fill or be present in (a place or sphere)充满, 出现于（某地方, 领域）：
the film is an epic fantasy populated by grotesque weirdos.
这部电影是一首史诗般的畅想曲, 里面尽是古怪的人物。
1.3
- Computing fill in (data)【计算机】输入（数据）。
词源
late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin populat - 'supplied with people'， from the verb populare, from populus 'people'.