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Definitions for: Inhabit
[v] make one's home or live in; "There are only 250,000 people in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated"
[v] be present in; be inside of
Webster (1913) Definition: In*hab"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhabited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Inhabiting.] [OE. enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L.
inhabitare; pref. in- in + habitare to dwell. See Habit.]
To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled
residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit
cities and houses.
The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. --Is.
lvii. 15.
O, who would inhabit This bleak world alone? --Moore.
In*hab"it, v. i.
To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.
[Archaic or Poetic] --Shak.
They say wild beasts inhabit here. --Waller.
Synonyms: domicile, domiciliate, dwell, live, people, populate, reside, shack
See Also: be, bivouac, board, camp, camp out, cohabit, encamp, infest, invade, live in, live out, lodge, lodge in, neighbor, neighbour, nest, occupy, overpopulate, overrun, room, rusticate, shack up, sleep in, sleep out, tenant, tent
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