inhabit

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈhæbɪt/

Verb

inhabit (inhabits, present participle inhabiting; past and past participle inhabited)

1. (transitive) To live or reside in.

   The Inuit inhabit the Arctic.

   • O, who would inhabit this bleak world alone?

2. (transitive) To be present in; to occupy.

   Strange thoughts inhabit my mind.

Synonyms

• (to live or reside in some place) bedwell; See also Thesaurus:reside
• (to be present in some place) occupy

Related terms

• inhabitant

Translations

• French: habiter
• German: bewohnen
• Italian: abitare
• Portuguese: habitar, morar, viver
• Russian: населя́ть

Translations

• Italian: abitare
• Russian: наполня́ть

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