Definition of inhabit Inhabit

/ɪnhæˈbʌt/ - [inhabut] - in•hab•it

We found 10 definitions of inhabit from 6 different sources.

What does inhabit mean?

WordNet

Verb inhabits, inhabiting, inhabited
inhabit - be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		infest invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
		infest, invade, overrun invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
inhabit - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "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"
		populate, dwell, live
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		live in, sleep in live in the house where one works; "our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her"
		sleep out, live out work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home"
		tenant occupy as a tenant
		neighbor, neighbour be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"
		lodge in, reside, occupy make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida"
		domicile, domiciliate, shack, reside make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida"
		people fill with people; "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"
		overpopulate cause to have too great a population; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated"
		cohabit, live together, shack up share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
		lodge put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"
		bivouac, camp out, encamp, tent, camp give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
		nest gather nests
		room, board provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"
inhabit - exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind"
		dwell
		exist, be have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

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Wiktionary

inhabit (Verb)
To live or reside in some place.
inhabit (Verb)
To be present in or fill some place.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

inhabit (v. t.)
To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses.
inhabit (v. i.)
To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

inhabit
To have permanent residence.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

inhabit
in-hab′it, v.t. to dwell in: to occupy.—v.i. (Shak.) to dwell.—adj. Inhab′itable, that may be inhabited.—ns. Inhab′itance, Inhab′itancy, the act of inhabiting: actual residence; Inhab′itant, one who inhabits: a resident.—adj. resident.—ns. Inhabitā′tion, the act of inhabiting: dwelling-place: (Milt.) population; Inhab′iter (B.), an inhabitant; Inhab′itiveness, love of locality and home; Inhab′itress, a female inhabitant. [Fr.,—L., from in, in, habitāre, to dwell.]