inhabit (verb)

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• inhabit — ► VERB (inhabited, inhabiting) ▪ live in or occupy. DERIVATIVES inhabitable adjective inhabitation noun. ORIGIN Latin inhabitare, from habitare dwell …   English terms dictionary

• inhabit — verb Etymology: Middle English enhabiten, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French inhabiter, enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare, from in + habitare to dwell, frequentative of habēre to have more at give Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• inhabit — I verb abide, be established in, be resident in, board, colonize, domicile, dwell in, dwell permanently, habitare, have quarters, incolere, keep house, live, lodge, occupy, remain, reside in, room, sojourn, squat, stay, take up residence, tenant …   Law dictionary

• inhabit — verb Inhabit is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑population Inhabit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑area, ↑character, ↑earth, ↑habitat, ↑region, ↑world …   Collocations dictionary

• inhabit — verb (T) if animals or people inhabit an area or place, they live there: The island is mainly inhabited by sheep. inhabitable adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• inhabit — verb outside of the research team, humans do not inhabit this island Syn: live in/on, occupy; settle (in/on), people, populate, colonize; dwell in/on, reside in/on, tenant, lodge in/on, have one s home in/on; formal be domiciled in/on, abide… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• inhabit — verb a) To live or reside in some place b) To be present in or fill some place See Also: inhabitant …   Wiktionary

• inhabit — verb (inhabits, inhabiting, inhabited) live in or occupy. Derivatives inhabitability tə bɪlɪti noun inhabitable adjective inhabitation noun Origin ME, from OFr. enhabiter or L. inhabitare, from in in + habi …   English new terms dictionary

• inhabit — verb Syn: live in, occupy, settle, people, populate, colonize …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• inhabit — [[t]ɪnhæ̱bɪt[/t]] inhabits, inhabiting, inhabited VERB If a place or region is inhabited by a group of people or a species of animal, those people or animals live there. [be V ed] The valley is inhabited by the Dani tribe. [V n] ...the people who …   English dictionary

• inhabit */ — UK [ɪnˈhæbɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms inhabit : present tense I/you/we/they inhabit he/she/it inhabits present participle inhabiting past tense inhabited past participle inhabited a) to live in a particular place The islands are… …   English dictionary