[syn: dwell, inhabit]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inhabit \In*hab"it\, v. i.
To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.
[Archaic or Poetic] --Shak.
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They say wild beasts inhabit here. --Waller.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. --Is.
lvii. 15.
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O, who would inhabit
This bleak world alone? --Moore.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
inhabit
v 1: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in
Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the
islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells
near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the
woods" [syn: populate, dwell, live, inhabit]
2: be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house"
3: exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her
mind" [syn: dwell, inhabit]