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inhabit Definition

in·habit (in hab′it)

transitive verb

to dwell or live in (a region, house, etc.); occupy

Etymology: ME enhabiten < OFr enhabiter < L inhabitare < in-, in + habitare, to dwell < habitus: see habit

intransitive verb

Archaic to dwell; live

Related Forms:

inhabit Synonyms

inhabit

v.

occupy, live in, dwell in, populate; see dwell, reside.

inhabit Usage Examples

Object

  • island: The story begins on an island inhabited by a man called Friday.
  • planet: They will provide the aliens who inhabit the planet Rocky visits!
  • castle: Life in a Norman Castle depended on the rank of the people who inhabited the castle.
  • universe: Dreams are, however, a reminder of the way we inhabit a universe of narratives.
  • territory: Now, archeologists cut a trench through territory once inhabited by folk they find interesting.
  • eternity: They rebelled against the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity and whose name is holy.

Subject

  • tribe: Most of Nicaragua's Caribbean lowlands area was inhabited by tribes that migrated north from what is now Colombia.
  • descendant: This area is now inhabited by the descendants of European settlers and African slaves who arrived just 500 years ago.
  • monk: It is the only medieval monastery in Britain still inhabited by monks and being used for its original purpose.
  • miner: It is entirely inhabited by miners engaged at the colliery.
  • fisherman: It is a small place, situated on the eastern coast, and chiefly inhabited by fishermen.
  • demon: Lucifer and the renegade angels fall into hell, but hell was already inhabited by demons, mutants and aliens.

Modifying Another Word

  • sparsely: Settlements in the sparsely inhabited region are almost entirely limited to the Ammassalik area.
  • chiefly: The village is neatly built, and is inhabited chiefly by persons engaged in agriculture.

Preposition: by

  • tribe: Most of Nicaragua's Caribbean lowlands area was inhabited by tribes that migrated north from what is now Colombia.
  • descendant: This area is now inhabited by the descendants of European settlers and African slaves who arrived just 500 years ago.
  • monk: It is the only medieval monastery in Britain still inhabited by monks and being used for its original purpose.
  • miner: It is entirely inhabited by miners engaged at the colliery.
  • fisherman: It is a small place, situated on the eastern coast, and chiefly inhabited by fishermen.
  • demon: Lucifer and the renegade angels fall into hell, but hell was already inhabited by demons, mutants and aliens.