populate, dwell, live, inhabit -- (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")
inhabit -- (be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house")
dwell, inhabit -- (exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind")