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[ in-hab -it ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪnˈhæb ɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
to exist or be situated within; dwell in: Weird notions inhabit his mind.
verb (used without object) Archaic . to live or dwell, as in a place.
Origin of inhabit 1325–75; <Latin inhabitāre, equivalent to in- in-2 + habitāre to dwell (see habit2 ); replacing Middle English enhabiten <Middle French enhabiter <Latin as above
SYNONYMS FOR inhabit 1, 2 reside, occupy, tenant, populate.
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OTHER WORDS FROM inhabit in·hab·it·a·ble, adjective in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun in·hab·i·ta·tion, noun non·in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·in·hab·it·a·ble, adjective pre·in·hab·it, verb (used with object) pre·in·hab·i·ta·tion, noun re·in·hab·it, verb (used with object) un·in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun un·in·hab·it·a·ble, adjective
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inhabit habitable, inhabitable , uninhabitable Words nearby inhabit Ingush, Ingushetia, Ingush Republic, Ingveonic, INH, inhabit , inhabitancy, inhabitant, inhabitants, inhabited, inhabiter
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Enter the beautifully vacated house … and inhabit its luxurious interiors.
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Theirs is a different planet from the one you and I inhabit .
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May we all reach that union; may we deserve it; may we inhabit it for ever and ever.
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Was it the hopes that their residence might induce other rich families to inhabit the neighbourhood?
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The place I inhabit , if not subterranean in the strict sense of the word, is at least a dwelling covered by the ground.
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I went away therefore to my old home, and left my aforesaid three English Neighbours to inhabit in it in my absence.
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They inhabit the intestine of man and animals, and cause, in some instances, dysentery.
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British Dictionary definitions for inhabit verb -its , -iting or -ited (tr) to live or dwell in; occupy
(intr) archaic to abide or dwell
Derived forms of inhabit inhabitable , adjective inhabitability , noun inhabitation , noun Word Origin for inhabit C14: from Latin inhabitāre, from habitāre to dwell
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