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Verb: inhabit  in'ha-bit
  1. Be an inhabitant of; spend most of one's life in
    "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"
    - populate, dwell, live
     
  2. Be present in
    "sweet memories inhabit this house"
     
  3. Exist or be situated within
    "Strange notions inhabited her mind"
    - dwell

Derived forms: inhabits, inhabiting, inhabited

See also: inhabitant, inhabitation

Type of: be, exist

Encyclopedia: Inhabit