inhabit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
    dwell; live; populate.
    • People lived in Africa millions of years ago
    • The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
    • this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
    • deer are populating the woods
  2. verb be present in
    • sweet memories inhabit this house
  3. verb exist or be situated within
    dwell.
    • Strange notions inhabited her mind

WordNet

In*hab"it transitive verb
Etymology
OE. enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L. inhabitare; pref. in- in + habitare to dwell. See Habit.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Inhabited; present participle & verbal noun Inhabiting
Definitions
  1. To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses.
    The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. Is. lvii. 15.
    O, who would inhabit This bleak world alone? Moore.
In*hab"it intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide. Archaic or Poetic Shak.
    They say wild beasts inhabit here. Waller.

Webster 1913