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Meaning of inhabit in English
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈhæbət/
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Verb
inhabit
Etymology
late Middle English inhabite, enhabite, from Old French enhabiter or Latin inhabitare, from in-‘in’ + habitare‘dwell’ (from habere‘have’)
Definitions
1.
make one's home or live in
Examples
« She resides officially in Iceland »
« I live in a 200-year old house »
« These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted »
« The plains are sparsely populated »
2.
be present in
Examples
« be inside of »