Inhabit

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æbɪt

Alternative forms

• enhabit obsolete

Origin

From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare (in + habitare)

Full definition of inhabit

Verb

1. (transitive) To live or reside in.The Inuit inhabit the Arctic.
• MooreO, who would inhabit this bleak world alone?
2. (transitive) To be present in; to occupy.Strange thoughts inhabit my mind.

Synonyms

• bedwell

Related terms

• inhabitant

Derived terms

• inhabitable