Inhabit
[ɪn'hæbɪt]
Definition
(v. t.) To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses.
(v. i.) To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Occupy, dwell in, live in, reside in.
v. n. Dwell, reside, sojourn, live, abide.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Tenant, colonize, settle, dwell_in, reside_in, live_in, occupy
ANT:Abandon, forsake, migrate
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Definition
v.t. to dwell in: to occupy.—v.i. (Shak.) to dwell.—adj. Inhab′itable that may be inhabited.—ns. Inhab′itance Inhab′itancy the act of inhabiting: actual residence; Inhab′itant one who inhabits: a resident.—adj. resident.—ns. Inhabitā′tion the act of inhabiting: dwelling-place: (Milt.) population; Inhab′iter (B.) an inhabitant; Inhab′itiveness love of locality and home; Inhab′itress a female inhabitant.
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Examples
- I will tell you, then, in a few words the character of the three men who inhabit these rooms. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Like Homer, he is said to be buried in many other places, but this is the only true and genuine place his ashes inhabit. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- They were popularly supposed to inhabit the lesser moon, from which they descended upon Barsoom at long intervals. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Who can follow an animal which can traverse the sea of ice, and inhabit caves and dens, where no man would venture to intrude? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- We live in an ocean of air as truly as fish inhabit an ocean of water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- What a place is this that you inhabit, my son! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- It is well known that several animals, belonging to the most different classes, which inhabit the caves of Carniola and Kentucky, are blind. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- My first visit would be to my sister, who inhabited a little cottage, a part of Adrian's gift, on the borders of Windsor Forest. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- In pursuance of this idea, he pushed open the door gently--but the room was inhabited. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- And by the great armies suddenly raised in that small territory they inhabited, it appears to have been very full of people. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- But in countries almost waste, or but thinly inhabited, cattle, poultry, game of all kinds, etc. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Some of them might have inhabited that very cell--sat upon that very spot. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- How often did I wish, added he, when I was at Allenham this time twelvemonth, that Barton cottage were inhabited! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- He only knew that there was a dark place, and something inhabiting this darkness which issued from time to time and rent him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- We see the same principle in the character of most of the blind animals inhabiting the caves of America and of Europe. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- They involve interdependencies and cooperation among the peoples inhabiting different countries. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- If the plants inhabiting a country as described in any Flora, be divided into two equal masses, all those in the larger genera (i. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- For the three first days of our inhabiting this garret, we really ran the risk of being starved, as it was impossible to procure any attendance. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The different orders of insects inhabiting Madeira present nearly parallel cases. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Artists and mechanics, inhabiting and working in open towns. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- But Dr. Gunther has lately shown that the Galaxias attenuatus inhabits Tasmania, New Zealand, the Falkland Islands and the mainland of South America. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- One of the most interesting of the spider race is the trap-door spider which inhabits warm countries all over the earth. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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