Inhabit Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of INHABIT

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1

:

to live in (a place)

:

to have a home in (a place)

• Several hundred species of birds inhabit the island.
• This part of the country is inhabited by native tribes.
• The island is no longer inhabited. [=no people live there]

2

:

to be present in (something)

• There is a romantic quality that inhabits all her paintings.
• The novel is inhabited by a cast of eccentric characters.

— inhabitable

/ɪnˈhæbətəbəl/

adjective

• The house is in such poor condition that it's barely inhabitable.