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The definition of inhabit is to live in or occupy a place.

(verb)

An example of inhabit is when raccoons live in your attic.

See inhabit in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to dwell or live in (a region, house, etc.); occupy

Origin: ME enhabiten < OFr enhabiter < L inhabitare < in-, in + habitare, to dwell < habitus: see habit

intransitive verb

Archaic to dwell; live

Related Forms:

inhabiter noun

See inhabit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb in·hab·it·ed, in·hab·it·ing, in·hab·its

verb, transitive

To live or reside in.
To be present in; fill: Old childhood memories inhabit the attic.

verb, intransitive
Archaic

To dwell.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English enhabiten

Origin: , from Old French enhabiter

Origin: , from Latin inhabitāre

Origin: : in-, in; see in-²

Origin: + habitāre, to dwell

Origin: , frequentative of habēre, to have; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

in·habˌit·a·bilˈi·ty noun

in·habˈit·a·ble adjective

in·habˌi·taˈtion noun

in·habˈit·er noun

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