населя́ть

насели́ть

Very rarely used word (top 20,000)

Imperfective (ongoing or repeatedly):

populate

Perfective (completed or one-time):

populate

О́стров населя́ли лю́ди, промышлявшие ры́бной ло́влей.The island was inhabited by a fishing people.
Когда Колумб откры́л Америку, бизо́ны (Америка́нские бу́йволы) населя́ли обши́рные террито́рии.When Columbus discovered America, bison (American buffalo) inhabited a wide-ranging area.
Каки́е живо́тные населя́ют те острова?What animals inhabit those islands?

	imperfective	perfective
ты	населя́й!	насели́!
вы	населя́йте!	насели́те!

Active present	населя́ющий		someone who is doing
Active past	населя́вший	насели́вший	someone who was doing
Passive present	населя́емый		something which is being done
Passive past		населённый
Gerund present	населя́я		while doing (present)
Gerund past	населя́в населявши	насели́в населивши	while doing (past)

село́ - village; A large peasant settlement is an economic and administrative center for the surrounding villages (in pre-revolutionary Russia a church was also a mandatory part of such a settlement).
населе́ние - population
населённый - populated
село́ - village; A large peasant settlement is an economic and administrative center for the surrounding villages (in pre-revolutionary Russia a church was also a mandatory part of such a settlement).
населе́ние - population
населённый - populated