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in·hab·it

inhabit

 
 
pronunciation:
ihn hae biht
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part of speech: verb
inflections: inhabits, inhabiting, inhabited
definition: When people or animals inhabit a place, they live in it.
Early humans inhabited these caves.Jaguars still inhabit this part of the rainforest.The city is inhabited by over ten million people.
synonyms:
live in
similar words:
dwell in, occupy, people, stay in
derivation: inhabitation (n.)
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