Inhabit Definition

ĭn-hăbĭt
inhabited, inhabiting, inhabits
verb
inhabited, inhabiting, inhabits
To dwell or live in (a region, house, etc.); occupy.
Webster's New World
To dwell; live.
Webster's New World
To be present in; fill.
Old childhood memories inhabit the attic.
American Heritage
To dwell.
American Heritage
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Origin of Inhabit

  • Middle English enhabiten from Old French enhabiter from Latin inhabitāre in- in in–2 habitāre to dwell frequentative of habēre to have ghabh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare (in + habitare)

    From Wiktionary

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