inhabit
inhabit is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses.
- intransitive verb. To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.
- verb. 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"
- verb. be present in
"sweet memories inhabit this house"
- verb. exist or be situated within
"Strange notions inhabited her mind"
Synonyms
Common word forms
inhabits, inhabited, inhabiter, inhabiting, inhabitable
Words from these letters
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