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inhabit
[ in-hab-it ]
verb (used with object)
- to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals:
Small animals inhabited the woods.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to exist or be situated within; dwell in:
Weird notions inhabit his mind.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used without object)
- Archaic. to live or dwell, as in a place.
inhabit
/ ɪˈæɪ /
verb
- tr to live or dwell in; occupy
- archaic.intr to abide or dwell
Derived Forms
- ˌˈٲپDz, noun
- ˌٲˈٲ, noun
- ˈٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ···· adjective
- ···ٲ·پDz noun
- ··· verb (used with object)
- pre····ٲ·پDz noun
- ··· verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of inhabit1
Example Sentences
“Writing still seems the deepest way of inhabiting another soul and the very best way, therefore, of rescuing us from black and white,” he added.
But how a restored species could fit into an ecosystem or habitat that has little or nothing in common with the world it once inhabited is an open question.
It lifts some of the burden of travel, so that you can psychically inhabit the remarkable reality of flight.
How do we inhabit the roles of virtual characters who are constantly making choices we disagree with?
Or filling in a wetland inhabited by red-legged frogs, California’s state amphibian also listed as federally threatened.
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