inhabit

Verb
Synonyms: populatedwelllive

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  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”Synonyms: populatedwelllive
  2. be present in“sweet memories inhabit this house”
  3. exist or be situated within“Strange notions inhabited her mind”Synonyms: dwell
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inhabit \In*hab"it\, v. i. To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide. [Archaic or Poetic] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

They say wild beasts inhabit here. --Waller. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. --Is. lvii. 15. [1913 Webster]

O, who would inhabit This bleak world alone? --Moore. [1913 Webster]

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