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To 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

intransitive verb

Archaic to dwell; live

Related Forms:

inhabiter noun

See inhabit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ĭn-hăbˈĭt)

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.

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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