INHABIT


Meaning of INHABIT in English

v.

Pronunciation: in- ' ha-b ə t

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English enhabiten, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French inhabiter, enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare, from in- + habitare to dwell, frequentative of hab ē re to have ― more at GIVE

Date: 14th century

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

– in · hab · it · able \ -b ə -t ə -b ə l \ adjective

– in · hab · it · er noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.