What is "populates"

Usage examples of "populates".

It is hardly to be wondered at that we live on an over-populated globe, when mankind continually populates the deserts, the deeps, the interior of the Earth, and the Heavens, with a riotous assembly of imaginary beings.

That’s right, Heinlein populates his books with dumb, weak, incompetent women.

That's right, Heinlein populates his books with dumb, weak, incompetent women.

Pray tell me, just what is the nature of this family difficulty which reddens every eye, and populates the house with such discreet policemen?

If, on the other hand, I see only more of the drivel that populates the majority of your pages, I will ensure that none of my friends or colleagues-or their friends, family, or colleagues-ever spend a cent on your magazine, as consumers or advertisers.

It is only your own silliness that makes the air feel heavy and hard to breathe, only your own imagination that populates the shadows among the trees with other, darker shadows with red and unblinking eyes.