This is the 13458th most frequent German word.
besiedeln
To settle or colonize.
In this sentence, 'besiedeln' is used to indicate the act of establishing a community or settlement in a previously uninhabited area.
Die Menschen begannen diese abgelegene Gegend zu besiedeln.
The people began to settle this remote area.
Here, 'besiedeln' refers to organisms, like bacteria, beginning to inhabit or colonize a specific area.
Forscher entdeckten, dass Bakterien den neuen Lebensraum schnell besiedeln.
Researchers discovered that bacteria quickly colonize the new environment.
In this context, 'besiedeln' is used in a futuristic or hypothetical sense of establishing presence in a novel area, in this case, extraterrestrial.