inhabit
verb
in·hab·it
in-ˈha-bət 
inhabited; inhabiting; inhabits
1
: to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live in
inhabit a small house
2
: to be present in or occupy in any manner or form
the human beings who inhabit this tale—
Al Newman
Al Newman
archaic
: to have residence in a place : dwell
inhabiter
noun
Examples of inhabit in a Sentence
Several hundred species of birds inhabit the island.
This part of the country is inhabited by native tribes.
There is a romantic quality that inhabits all her paintings.
The novel is inhabited by a cast of eccentric characters.
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The stark, nearly windowless five-story building was earlier this year vacated by the Frick Collection, which had inhabited it since 2021 as the Frick Madison while its own home, a Gilded Age Fifth Avenue mansion, was being restored.
—News Desk, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2024
Now, Paul Rudd has the distinction of being the first actor on this show to inhabit two roles….
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
Science is inhabited by a community, but it isn’t built by a committee.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
About 3,800-4,400 independent lions inhabit the state, while Colorado’s bobcat population is about 21,000, per agency estimates.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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News Desk, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2024
Now, Paul Rudd has the distinction of being the first actor on this show to inhabit two roles….
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
Science is inhabited by a community, but it isn’t built by a committee.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
About 3,800-4,400 independent lions inhabit the state, while Colorado’s bobcat population is about 21,000, per agency estimates.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabit. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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