Synonyms for inhabit

Grammar : Verb

Spell : in-hab-it

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈhæb ɪt

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Définition of inhabit

Origin : late 14c., from Old French enhabiter "dwell in" (12c.), from Latin inhabitare "to dwell in," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + habitare "to dwell," frequentative of habere "hold, have" (see habit). Related: Inhabited; inhabiting.

verb take up residence in

Example sentences :

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Some affirm that they inhabit now on one side of the river, now on another.
Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz

They have no house to inhabit, no land to cultivate, nor any domestic charge or care.
Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus

They inhabit not much territory upon the Rhine, but possess an island in it.
Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus

To inhabit flesh is no paradise, but it is a means of regaining heaven.
Extract from : « The Prodigal Returns » by Lilian Staveley

The stars are much brighter than they appear to us in the dense atmosphere we inhabit.
Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou

You could not expect him to kill a bull, when perchance his grandfather's soul might inhabit there.'
Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding

They are useful to the farmer, as they inhabit grainfields and prey on the rats and mice.
Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas

Just how it happens that spirit may inhabit matter we may not know.
Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts

"The four nations that inhabit the Land of Oz," was the reply.
Extract from : « Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz » by L. Frank Baum

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