No. 13,458 in German
besiedeln
To settle or colonize.
In a sentence
Die Menschen begannen diese abgelegene Gegend zu besiedeln.
The people began to settle this remote area.
In this sentence, 'besiedeln' is used to indicate the act of establishing a community or settlement in a previously uninhabited area.
Forscher entdeckten, dass Bakterien den neuen Lebensraum schnell besiedeln.
Researchers discovered that bacteria quickly colonize the new environment.
Here, 'besiedeln' refers to organisms, like bacteria, beginning to inhabit or colonize a specific area.
Das Unternehmen plante, eine Mondbasis zu besiedeln.
The company planned to settle or colonize a moon base.
In this context, 'besiedeln' is used in a futuristic or hypothetical sense of establishing presence in a novel area, in this case, extraterrestrial.
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