inhabit

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in·hab·it | \ in-ˈha-bət

inhabited; inhabiting; inhabits

Definition of inhabit

transitive verb

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— Al Newman

intransitive verb

archaic : to have residence in a place : dwell

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web And things take a turn when Samantha can suddenly see the spirits who inhabit the place. — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Oct. 2021 Perceptions are everything to center-stage wannabes who don’t inhabit the Power Five. — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2021 The Fair Isle sweater has long been a staple in the wardrobes of skiers, après skiers, royals, and, of course, those who inhabit the Shetland Islands on which the sweater originated. — Vogue, 15 Sep. 2021 The destruction was particularly harmful to the unhoused people who inhabit the area that had to deal with the aftermath. — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2021 But what great company these characters and the many writers who inhabit this novel make. — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2021 Those who inhabit the country’s more affluent and educated city centers, in particular, will not so easily revert to the pre-2001 status quo. — Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2021 Mountain goats inhabit mountainous areas throughout western North America, according to Animal Diversity Web. — Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2021 A dozen people now inhabit the other side of the invisible wall Jacobs conjured up. — Randall Lane, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021

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