16
settle(verb, establish, stay, people, location)
10
people(noun, verb, settle, populate)
9
pioneer(verb, settle, establish, discover, initiate)
9
populate(verb, supply)
8
inhabit(verb, settle, establish, stay, people)
7
occupy(verb, occupy, populate)
5
colonise(verb, establish)
4
conquer(verb, settle, people)
4
squat(verb, establish, stay, location, occupy)
4
stay(verb, occupy, inhabit)
4
blaze
4
found(verb, settle, establish)
4
immigrate(verb, settle, enter, populate)
4
plant
4
reside(verb, establish, stay, occupy, live)
4
roost(verb, occupy)
3
anchor
3
billet(verb, occupy)
3
bivouac
3
burrow
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