inhabit
B2
verb
Freq #22770
Meanings
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1
verb
inhabit or live in
be an inhabitant of
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2
verb
be present in
sweet memories inhabit this house
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3
verb
exist or be situated within
Strange notions inhabited our adolescent minds.
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4
verb
To live or reside in.
The Inuit inhabit the Arctic.
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5
verb
To be present in.
Strange thoughts inhabit my mind.
Etymology
From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare (in + habitare).
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Word family
Derived forms
coinhabitinhabitabilityinhabitableinhabitancyinhabitationinhabiterinhabitorreinhabit
Related forms
inhabitant