inhabit

v., -it·ed, -it·ing, -its.

v.tr.

1. To live or reside in.
2. To be present in; fill: Old childhood memories inhabit the attic.

v.intr. Archaic
To dwell.

[Middle English enhabiten, from Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitāre : in-, in; see in-² + habitāre, to dwell, frequentative of habēre, to have.]

inhabitability in·hab'it·a·bil'i·ty n.
inhabitable in·hab'it·a·ble adj.
inhabitation in·hab'i·ta'tion n.
inhabiter in·hab'it·er n.

verb

To live in (a place), as does a people: occupy, people, populate. See place.

v

Definition: take up residence in
Antonyms: depart, leave, move, vacate

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make one's home or live in
  Synonyms: dwell, shack, reside, live, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate

Meaning #2: be present in; be inside of
  Synonym: occupy

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bebo
v. intr. - bo i

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewonen, bevolken

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) habiter, habiter (dans), (fig) vivre dans
v. intr. - habiter

Deutsch (German)
v. - bewohnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ενοικώ, κατοικώ, μένω

Italiano (Italian)
abitare, popolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - habitar

Русский (Russian)
обитать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - morar, residir, poblar, habitar
v. intr. - establecerse, radicarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bebo, befolka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
居住于, 栖息, 占据, 居住

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 居住於, 棲息, 佔據
v. intr. - 居住, 棲息

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에 살다, 서식하다, 깃들이다
v. intr. - 살다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 存在する, 住む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقطن, يقيم في‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גר, חי ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮יישב (מיושן)‬

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