Synonyms for inhabit


Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-hab-it
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈhæb ɪt

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Définition of inhabit

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French enhabiter "dwell in" (12c.), from Latin inhabitare "to dwell in," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + habitare "to dwell," frequentative of habere "hold, have" (see habit). Related: Inhabited; inhabiting.
  • verb take up residence in
Example sentences :
  • This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Some affirm that they inhabit now on one side of the river, now on another.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
  • They have no house to inhabit, no land to cultivate, nor any domestic charge or care.
  • Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus
  • They inhabit not much territory upon the Rhine, but possess an island in it.
  • Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus
  • To inhabit flesh is no paradise, but it is a means of regaining heaven.
  • Extract from : « The Prodigal Returns » by Lilian Staveley
  • The stars are much brighter than they appear to us in the dense atmosphere we inhabit.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • You could not expect him to kill a bull, when perchance his grandfather's soul might inhabit there.'
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
  • They are useful to the farmer, as they inhabit grainfields and prey on the rats and mice.
  • Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas
  • Just how it happens that spirit may inhabit matter we may not know.
  • Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts
  • "The four nations that inhabit the Land of Oz," was the reply.
  • Extract from : « Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz » by L. Frank Baum

Antonyms for inhabit

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