INHABIT

populate, dwell, live, inhabit

(verb) be an inhabitant of or reside in; “People lived in Africa millions of years ago”; “The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted”; “this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean”; “deer are populating the woods”

inhabit

(verb) be present in; “sweet memories inhabit this house”

dwell, inhabit

(verb) exist or be situated within; “Strange notions inhabited her mind”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

inhabit (third-person singular simple present inhabits, present participle inhabiting, simple past and past participle inhabited)

(transitive) To live or reside in.

(transitive) To be present in; to occupy.

Synonyms

• (to live or reside in some place): bedwell; See also reside

• (to be present in some place): occupy

Source: Wiktionary


In*hab"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhabited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhabiting.] Etym: [OE. enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L. inhabitare; pref. in- in + habitare to dwell. See Habit.]

Definition: 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.

Definition: To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide. [Archaic or Poetic] Shak. They say wild beasts inhabit here. Waller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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