Inhabit Definition

ĭn-hăbĭt
inhabited, inhabiting, inhabits
verb
inhabited, inhabiting, inhabits
To dwell or live in (a region, house, etc.); occupy.
Webster's New World
To dwell; live.
Webster's New World
To be present in; fill.
Old childhood memories inhabit the attic.
American Heritage
To dwell.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
Antonyms:

Origin of Inhabit

  • Middle English enhabiten from Old French enhabiter from Latin inhabitāre in- in in–2 habitāre to dwell frequentative of habēre to have ghabh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare (in + habitare)

    From Wiktionary

Inhabit Sentence Examples

  • Those which inhabit temperate latitudes hibernate.

  • She was expecting some sort of alien monster to inhabit the brutal planet.

  • Alligators inhabit the southern river-bottoms, and there are some rattlesnakes on the uplands.

  • A patch of blue cement suggested a swimming pool might also inhabit the estate.

  • Several species of monkeys inhabit the forests from the Parana, to the Bolivian frontier.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to inhabit using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

IININH

Words Ending With

TITBIT

Unscrambles

inhabit

Words Starting With I and Ending With T

Starts With I & Ends With TStarts With IN & Ends With TStarts With I & Ends With IT

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With I7 Letter Words Ending With T