† inhabitateadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Inhabited.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > [adjective]
inhabitate?a1475
peopleda1475
occupied1483
biggitc1485
denizened1557
inhabited1576
dwelt1610
populated1662
unabandoned1745
undeserted1792
empeopled1801
habited1866
lived-in1873
tenanted1886
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 341 Giraldus rehersethe and seithe that londe was inhabitate [L. inhabitata] firste of Casera.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
† inhabitatev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To inhabit.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (transitive)]
wonOE
erdeOE
inwonea1300
inhabitc1374
indwell1382
occupya1387
biga1400
endwellc1420
possessc1450
purprise1481
people1490
dwell1520
accompany?c1525
replenishc1540
populate1578
habit1580
inhabitate1600
tenant1635
improvec1650
manure1698
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 992 Of all the people which inhabitate Asia, the Gaules are most renowmed for valiance in warre.
1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xxxviii. 327 The first discouerers of Islandes not inhabitated by men.
1720 D. Manley Power of Love iv. 259 Building Castles in the Air, that could never be inhabitated.
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