reinhabit
verb
re·in·hab·it
(ˌ)rē-in-ˈha-bət 
reinhabited; reinhabiting
: to inhabit (something) again
Deer and many species of birds reinhabited the area.—
Phillip Johnson
Phillip Johnson… asserted that 37,000 private homes and 49,000 apartments can be repaired and reinhabited.—Patrick E. Tyler
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Strongholds are enemy areas that the player can clear and then reinhabit with allies.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2022
To reinhabit that mind-set, Polley had to pull back—almost to dissociate.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
The busy actress and producer just returned for season three of The Great to reinhabit Catherine in the next stage of her reign, as well as her corseted finery by Long.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 June 2022
Outside correspondent Kate Siber learned to reinhabit her body by being outdoors.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2021
Everyone can, and probably should, live a day in whatever constitutes an animal’s shoes, the better to reinhabit their miraculous personhood.
—Jason Kehe, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021
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Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2022
To reinhabit that mind-set, Polley had to pull back—almost to dissociate.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
The busy actress and producer just returned for season three of The Great to reinhabit Catherine in the next stage of her reign, as well as her corseted finery by Long.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 June 2022
Outside correspondent Kate Siber learned to reinhabit her body by being outdoors.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2021
Everyone can, and probably should, live a day in whatever constitutes an animal’s shoes, the better to reinhabit their miraculous personhood.
—Jason Kehe, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021
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“Reinhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinhabit. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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