inhabit
to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
to exist or be situated within; dwell in: Weird notions inhabit his mind.
Archaic. to live or dwell, as in a place.
Origin of inhabit
1Other words for inhabit
Other words from inhabit
- in·hab·it·a·ble, adjective
- in·hab·i·ta·tion, noun
- pre·in·hab·it, verb (used with object)
- pre·in·hab·i·ta·tion, noun
- re·in·hab·it, verb (used with object)
Words that may be confused with inhabit
- habitable, inhabitable , uninhabitable
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How to use inhabit in a sentence
It was surprisingly intimate, us squeezing our beans for Mab’s approval, separated by hundreds of miles yet simultaneously inhabiting the same virtual kitchen.
Multicultural cooking classes offer up something tasty on Zoom | By Max Falkowitz/Saveur | December 11, 2020 | Popular-ScienceActors “get to experience our ancestors first hand,” Kaufman said, “They get to inhabit their humanity.”
Celebrating queer icons during LGBT History Month | Kathi Wolfe | October 1, 2020 | Washington BladeSalmon in particular are one of the most crucial species for the ecosystems they inhabit.
This Startup Is Growing Sushi-Grade Salmon From Cells in a Lab | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | September 16, 2020 | Singularity HubAn assessment of city and state health department websites also revealed, over and over, fewer testing sites in areas primarily inhabited by racial minorities.
Which Cities Have The Biggest Racial Gaps In COVID-19 Testing Access? | Soo Rin Kim | July 22, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightOne is a relatively recently departed figure whose long shadow still inhabits our political life.
Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab | Clive Irving | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But from the moment she takes the stage in a glittering white dress, McDonald inhabits the role.
Audra for the Win: Why Audra McDonald Must Win Tony for Best Actress | Daniel Gross | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom the moment she takes the stage in a glittering white dress, McDonald inhabits the role.
Audra for the Win: Why Audra McDonald Must Win Tony for Best Actress | Daniel Gross | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is the final part of the film, when viewer and architecture merge; you no longer inhabit the house, the house inhabits you.
It has to have its own particular history and world that it inhabits.
The greater the living energy that inhabits the society, the more regard its obligations receive.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamOne of the most interesting of the spider race is the “trap-door” spider which inhabits warm countries all over the earth.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousYet I must support it until Alla pleases to send the angel to loose the cord which binds my life to the clay it inhabits.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorThus he is the scourge of every country he inhabits; and of the appearance of man or his weapons, he is fearless.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThe lynx inhabits cold and at most temperate climates, while the caracal is to be found only in the warmest countries.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
British Dictionary definitions for inhabit
/ (ɪnˈhæbɪt) /
(tr) to live or dwell in; occupy
(intr) archaic to abide or dwell
Origin of inhabit
1Derived forms of inhabit
- inhabitable, adjective
- inhabitability, noun
- inhabitation, noun
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