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Word: Inhabit
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English inhabite, enhabite, from Old French enhabiter or Latin inhabitare, from in- ‘in’ + habitare ‘dwell’ (from habere ‘have’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈhabɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a person, animal, or group) live in or occupy (a place or environment)
Short Definition:live in or occupy
Examples:- a bird that inhabits North America
- the region was inhabited by Indians
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