inhabit
To live or reside in.
Example
“The Inuit inhabit the Arctic.”
Other meanings
To be present in.
“Strange thoughts inhabit my mind.”
Synonyms
- populate
- live
Related words
- coinhabit
- inhabitability
- inhabitancy
- inhabitation
- inhabiter
- inhabitor
- reinhabit
- inhabitable
Word history
From Latin "inhabitāre".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “inhabit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.