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Definition of Inhabit
1. Verb. Inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of. "Deer are populating the woods"
Specialized synonyms: Tenant, Neighbor, Neighbour, Lodge In, Occupy, Reside, Domicile, Domiciliate, Reside, Shack, People, Overpopulate, Cohabit, Live Together, Shack Up, Lodge, Bivouac, Camp, Camp Out, Encamp, Tent, Nest, Board, Room
Generic synonyms: Be
Derivative terms: Dweller, Dwelling, Inhabitancy, Inhabitant, Inhabitation, Livable, Liveable, Liver, Population
Also: Live In, Live Out
2. Verb. Be present in. "Sweet memories inhabit this house"
Generic synonyms: Be
Derivative terms: Inhabitation
3. Verb. Exist or be situated within. "Strange notions inhabited her mind"
Definition of Inhabit
1. v. t. To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses.
2. v. i. To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.
Definition of Inhabit
1. Verb. (transitive) To live or reside in some place ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To be present in or fill some place ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inhabit
1. to live in [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inhabit
Literary usage of Inhabit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"inhabit, from the Latin habito, a frequentative of habeo, signifies to have or
occupy for a permanency. In the moral acceptance loathe is a strong figure of ..."
2. Nature by Norman Lockyer, Nature Publishing Group (1875)
"Alpine Species adapted to Cross-fertilisation by Butter- flics, while the most
nearly allied species which inhabit the plain or lower mountain region are ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1835)
"Worms which inhabit the Intestinal Canal in Man. By WM. STOKES, MD The worms
which inhabit the intestinal canal in man are the following:—first, ..."
4. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve (1900)
"THE PRESENT AND PROBABLE FUTURE CONDITION OF THE INDIAN TRIBES WHICH inhabit THE
TERRITORY POSSESSED BY THE UNION Gradual disappearance of the native ..."
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