habiting

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Habit \Hab"it\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Habited; p. pr. & vb. n. Habiting.] [OE. habiten to dwell, F. habiter, fr. L. habitare to have frequently, to dwell, intens. fr. habere to have. See Habit, n.]

1.To inhabit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

In thilke places as they [birds] habiten.— Rom. of R.[1913 Webster]

2.To dress; to clothe; to array. [1913 Webster]

They habited themselves like those rural deities.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

3.To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster]

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