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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inhabit — means to live in, reside in, occupy or populate some place.Inhabit may also refer to: * Inhabit (album), an album by Living Sacrifice * Inhabited (group), a rock group *Least inhabited continent Antarcticaee also* Habit … Wikipedia
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inhabit — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. enhabiter dwell in (12c.), from L. inhabitare to dwell in, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + habitare to dwell, frequentative of habere hold, have (see HABIT (Cf. habit)). Related … Etymology dictionary
inhabit — [v] take up residence in abide, crash, dwell, indwell, live, locate, lodge, make one’s home, occupy, park, people, perch, populate, possess, reside, roost, settle, squat, stay, tenant; concept 226 Ant. depart, leave, move, vacate … New thesaurus
inhabit — ► VERB (inhabited, inhabiting) ▪ live in or occupy. DERIVATIVES inhabitable adjective inhabitation noun. ORIGIN Latin inhabitare, from habitare dwell … English terms dictionary
inhabit — [in hab′it] vt. [ME enhabiten < OFr enhabiter < L inhabitare < in , in + habitare, to dwell < habitus: see HABIT] to dwell or live in (a region, house, etc.); occupy vi. Archaic to dwell; live inhabiter n … English World 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 — 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 — in|hab|it [ınˈhæbıt] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: enhabiter, from Latin habitare; HABITATION] if animals or people inhabit an area or place, they live there ▪ The woods are inhabited by many wild animals. ▪ I have no idea what… … Dictionary of contemporary English
