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Meaning of 'inhabit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inhabit [ v. i.]
- To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.
2 . Inhabit [ 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.

Meaning of 'inhabit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inhabit [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be an inhabitant of or reside in
Example in sentence:
  • deer are populating the woods;
  • People lived in Africa millions of years ago;
  • The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted;
  • this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
Meaning (2):
- exist or be situated within
Example in sentence:
  • Strange notions inhabited her mind
Meaning (3):
- be present in
Example in sentence:
  • sweet memories inhabit this house

Nearby Words:

inhabile inhability inhabitable inhabitance inhabitancy inhabitant inhabitate inhabitation inhabitativeness inhabited

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