| Populate 1. (a.) Populous. 2. (v. t.) To furnish with inhabitants, either by natural increase or by immigration or colonization; to cause to be inhabited; to people. 3. (v. i.) To propagate. Thesaurus Entries anchor, billet at, bivouac, burrow, camp, colonize, come to anchor, denizen, domesticate, drop anchor, dwell in, empeople, ensconce, establish residence, hive, inhabit, keep house, live at, live in, locate, moor, move, nest, occupy, park, people, perch, plant, relocate, reside, reside in, roost, set up housekeeping, set up shop, settle, settle down, settle in, sit down, squat, stand, stay at, strike root, take residence at, take root, take up residence |