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inhabit

[in-hab-it]

verb (used with object)

  1. to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals.

    Small animals inhabited the woods.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. to exist or be situated within; dwell in.

    Weird notions inhabit his mind.

    Synonyms: , , ,


verb (used without object)

  1. Archaic.to live or dwell, as in a place.

inhabit

/ ɪˈæɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to live or dwell in; occupy

  2. archaic(intr) to abide or dwell

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • inhabitable adjective
  • inhabitation noun
  • preinhabit verb (used with object)
  • preinhabitation noun
  • reinhabit verb (used with object)
  • ˌ󲹲ˈٲپDz noun
  • ˌ󲹲ٲˈٲ noun
  • ˈ󲹲ٲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inhabit1

First recorded in 1325–75; from Latin Գ󲹲, equivalent to in- in- 2 + 󲹲 “to dwell” ( habit 2 ); replacing Middle English enhabiten, from Middle French enhabiter, from Latin as above
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inhabit1

C14: from Latin Գ󲹲, from 󲹲 to dwell
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We have a particular design for this deliberation, which has now worked in 160 cases on every inhabited continent around the world.

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In the second half of the film, he gives two searing looks — one to Hiccup, one to Toothless — that remind you of the power he can wield when inhabiting the right role.

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But like a car wreck on the side of the highway, it was also a disturbing sign of the madcap world Wilson now inhabited.

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Her choices are peculiar and exciting, not just in the characters themselves, but in the fact that it’s Posey inhabiting them.

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“That feeling of being somewhere special in the middle of an isolated place allows us to create this very three-dimensional world they can inhabit.”

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