INHABIT


Meaning of INHABIT in English

/ ɪnˈhæbɪt; NAmE / verb

[ vn ] to live in a particular place :

some of the rare species that inhabit the area

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WORD FAMILY

inhabit verb

habitable adjective (≠ uninhabitable )

uninhabited adjective

inhabitant noun

habitation noun

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English inhabite , enhabite , from Old French enhabiter or Latin inhabitare , from in- in + habitare dwell (from habere have).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.