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Inhabit — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inhabit — means to live in, reside in, occupy or populate some place.Inhabit may also refer to: * Inhabit (album), an album by Living Sacrifice * Inhabited (group), a rock group *Least inhabited continent Antarcticaee also* Habit … Wikipedia
inhabit — I verb abide, be established in, be resident in, board, colonize, domicile, dwell in, dwell permanently, habitare, have quarters, incolere, keep house, live, lodge, occupy, remain, reside in, room, sojourn, squat, stay, take up residence, tenant … Law dictionary
inhabit — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. enhabiter dwell in (12c.), from L. inhabitare to dwell in, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + habitare to dwell, frequentative of habere hold, have (see HABIT (Cf. habit)). Related … Etymology dictionary
inhabit — [v] take up residence in abide, crash, dwell, indwell, live, locate, lodge, make one’s home, occupy, park, people, perch, populate, possess, reside, roost, settle, squat, stay, tenant; concept 226 Ant. depart, leave, move, vacate … New thesaurus
inhabit — ► VERB (inhabited, inhabiting) ▪ live in or occupy. DERIVATIVES inhabitable adjective inhabitation noun. ORIGIN Latin inhabitare, from habitare dwell … English terms dictionary
inhabit — [in hab′it] vt. [ME enhabiten < OFr enhabiter < L inhabitare < in , in + habitare, to dwell < habitus: see HABIT] to dwell or live in (a region, house, etc.); occupy vi. Archaic to dwell; live inhabiter n … English World dictionary
inhabit — verb Etymology: Middle English enhabiten, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French inhabiter, enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare, from in + habitare to dwell, frequentative of habēre to have more at give Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
inhabit — verb Inhabit is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑population Inhabit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑area, ↑character, ↑earth, ↑habitat, ↑region, ↑world … Collocations dictionary
inhabit — in|hab|it [ınˈhæbıt] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: enhabiter, from Latin habitare; HABITATION] if animals or people inhabit an area or place, they live there ▪ The woods are inhabited by many wild animals. ▪ I have no idea what… … Dictionary of contemporary English
