inhabit
verb
in·hab·it
in-ˈha-bət 
inhabited; inhabiting; inhabits
1
: to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live in
inhabit a small house
2
: to be present in or occupy in any manner or form
the human beings who inhabit this tale—
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archaic
: to have residence in a place : dwell
inhabiter
noun
Examples of inhabit in a Sentence
Several hundred species of birds inhabit the island.
This part of the country is inhabited by native tribes.
There is a romantic quality that inhabits all her paintings.
The novel is inhabited by a cast of eccentric characters.
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The only way to understand the thought process of the most prominent founders is to inhabit that dilemma.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Most of the movie takes place underground, following a group of friends who go spelunking in a cave (supposedly in North Carolina, but actually shot in southern England) inhabited by an unknown…something.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
The only way to understand the thought process of the most prominent founders is to inhabit that dilemma.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The mountains inside the park had been inhabited for centuries, by the native Cherokee and later by farmers and families who lived and worked in small mill towns tucked into the valleys.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inhabit
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabit. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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