Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inhabit"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Inhabit \In*hab"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhabited}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Inhabiting}.] [OE. enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L.
inhabitare; pref. in- in + habitare to dwell. See {Habit}.]
To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled
residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit
cities and houses.

The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. --Is.
lvii. 15.

O, who would inhabit This bleak world alone? --Moore.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Inhabit \In*hab"it\, v. i.
To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.
[Archaic or Poetic] --Shak.

They say wild beasts inhabit here. --Waller.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

inhabit
v 1: make one's home or live in; "There are only 250,000 people
in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These
people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted";
"The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {dwell}, {shack},
{reside}, {live}, {people}, {populate}]
2: be present in; be inside of [syn: {occupy}]


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