inhabit
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
inhabit
v 1: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in
Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the
islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells
near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the
woods" [syn: {populate}, {dwell}, {live}, {inhabit}]
2: be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house"
3: exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her
mind" [syn: {dwell}, {inhabit}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Inhabit \In*hab"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhabited}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Inhabiting}.] [OE. enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L.
inhabitare; pref. in- in + habitare to dwell. See {Habit}.]
To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled
residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit
cities and houses.
[1913 Webster]
The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. --Is.
lvii. 15.
[1913 Webster]
O, who would inhabit
This bleak world alone? --Moore.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
73 Moby Thesaurus words for "inhabit":
abide, abide in, anchor, be coextensive with, be comprised in,
be constituted by, be contained in, be present in, berth,
billet at, bivouac, bunk, burrow, camp, cohabit, colonize,
come to anchor, consist in, denizen, domesticate, domicile,
domiciliate, doss down, drop anchor, dwell, dwell in, empeople,
ensconce, establish residence, exist in, hang out, hive, inhere in,
keep house, lie in, live, live at, live in, locate, lodge, moor,
move, nest, occupy, park, people, perch, plant, populate, relocate,
remain, repose in, reside, reside in, rest in, room, roost,
set up housekeeping, set up shop, settle, settle down, settle in,
sit down, squat, stand, stay, stay at, strike root, subsist in,
take residence at, take root, take up residence, tenant
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