Antonyms for inhabit
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : in-hab-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈhæb ɪt |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for inhabit
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