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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Inhabit

/ĭnˌ-hăb'-ət/ · In·hab·it · IPA /ɪnˈhæbɪt/
01 v. t. To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses.
imp. & p. p. Inhabited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhabiting
  1. 1.
    To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses.
    “The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.” — Is. lvii. 15.
    “O, who would inhabit This bleak world alone?” Moore.
02 v. i. To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.
  1. 1.
    To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.[Archaic or Poetic]
    “They say wild beasts inhabit here.” Waller.