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inhabiting

in·hab·it
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-hab-it]
    • /ɪnˈhæb ɪt/
    • /ɪnˈhæb.ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-hab-it]
    • /ɪnˈhæb ɪt/

Definitions of inhabiting word

  • verb with object inhabiting to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods. 1
  • verb with object inhabiting to exist or be situated within; dwell in: Weird notions inhabit his mind. 1
  • verb without object inhabiting Archaic. to live or dwell, as in a place. 1
  • noun inhabiting Present participle of inhabit. 1
See all 4 definitions of inhabiting

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Origin of inhabiting

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; < Latin inhabitāre, equivalent to in- in-2 + habitāre to dwell (see habit2); replacing Middle English enhabiten < Middle French enhabiter < Latin as above

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Parts of speech for Inhabiting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Inhabiting

inhabiting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

inhabiting usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for inhabiting

adjective inhabiting

  • perambulate — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
  • vagabond — wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: a vagabond tribe.
  • down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
  • rootless — having no roots.
  • itinerate — to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.
All 5 Antonyms of inhabiting

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