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inhabit

  • /ɪnˈhæbɪt/

Rhymes with -æbɪt

Where it comes from

From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitāre (in + habitāre).

verb inhabits · inhabiting · inhabited · enhabit

  1. transitive To live or reside in. The Inuit inhabit the Arctic.

    Similar: bedwell, abide, belive, dwell, haunt, inhabit, live, occupy, reside, stay

  2. transitive To be present in. Strange thoughts inhabit my mind.

    Similar: occupy

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: populate, occupy, people, reside, shack, live, dwell, stay, attend, flop, ants, residing, settle, house, colonize, root

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verb to live or reside in some place

Españolhabitar, morar, vivir
한국어거주하다 geojuhada
हिन्दीवास vās, निवास nivās
Portuguêshabitar, morar, viver
Françaishabiter
Deutschbewohnen
Italianoabitare
Ελληνικάκατοικώ katoikó, ενοικώ enoikó
Русскийнаселя́ть naseljátʹ, жить žitʹ, прожива́ть proživátʹ, обита́ть obitátʹ
العربيةأَقَام ʔaqām, قَطَن qaṭan, سَكَن sakan

verb to be present in some place

Italianoabitare
Ελληνικάκατοικώ katoikó
Русскийнаполня́ть napolnjátʹ, напо́лнить napólnitʹ, занима́ть zanimátʹ, заня́ть zanjátʹ

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@misc{inhabit_2026,
  title = {inhabit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inhabit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}