To intrude into and take over (the autonomy, experience, social movement, etc, of a less powerful person or group); to commandeer or appropriate.
To begin a colony or colonies.
To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.
To settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).
To settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony.
To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
To fill space.
To fill.
To live or reside in.
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
To fill or hold (an official position or role).
To hold the attention of.
To place the theodolite or total station at (a point).