diff --git a/ontquery/terms.py b/ontquery/terms.py
index 1299e72..a8d9b50 100644
--- a/ontquery/terms.py
+++ b/ontquery/terms.py
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
 
         return cls._dict
 
+    @classmethod
+    def populate(cls, graph):
+        """ populate an rdflib graph with these curies """
+        [graph.bind(k, v) for k, v in cls._dict.items()]
+
     @classmethod
     def qname(cls, iri):
         # while / is not *technically* allowed in prefix names by ttl