in-habitation
ɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
2.
to exist or be situated within; dwell in: Weird notions inhabit his mind.
verb (used without object)
3.
Archaic. to live or dwell, as in a place.
Origin:
1325–75; < Latin inhabitāre, equivalent to in- in-2 + habitāre to dwell (see habit2); replacing Middle English enhabiten < Middle French enhabiter < Latin as above
1325–75; < Latin inhabitāre, equivalent to in- in-2 + habitāre to dwell (see habit2); replacing Middle English enhabiten < Middle French enhabiter < Latin as above
Related forms
in·hab·it·a·ble, adjective
in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
in·hab·i·ta·tion, noun
non·in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·in·hab·it·a·ble, adjective
pre·in·hab·it, verb (used with object)
pre·in·hab·i·ta·tion, noun
re·in·hab·it, verb (used with object)
un·in·hab·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·in·hab·it·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. reside, occupy, tenant, populate.
1, 2. reside, occupy, tenant, populate.
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| —vb , -its, -iting, -ited | |
| 1. | (tr) to live or dwell in; occupy |
| 2. | archaic (intr) to abide or dwell |
| [C14: from Latin inhabitāre, from habitāre to dwell] | |
| in'habitable | |
| —adj | |
| inhabita'bility | |
| —n | |
| inhabi'tation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
inhabit
late 14c., from O.Fr. enhabiter "dwell in" (12c.), from L. inhabitare, from in- "in" + habitare "to dwell," frequentative of habere "hold, have" (see habit). Inhabitant first recorded mid-15c. Inhabitable was used in two opposite senses: "not habitable" (c.1400, from in- "not"
+ habitable) and "capable of being inhabited" (c.1600, from inhabit + -able).
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