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English verb: inhabit | |||
| 1. | inhabit (stative) inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of | ||
| Samples | People lived in Africa millions of years ago. The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted. This kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean. Deer are populating the woods. | ||
| Synonyms | dwell, live, populate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bivouac, board, camp, camp out, cohabit, domicile, domiciliate, encamp, live together, lodge, lodge in, neighbor, neighbour, nest, occupy, overpopulate, people, reside, reside, room, shack, shack up, tenant, tent | ||
| 2. | inhabit (stative) be present in | ||
| Samples | Sweet memories inhabit this house. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | infest, infest, invade, overrun | ||
| 3. | inhabit (stative) exist or be situated within | ||
| Samples | Strange notions inhabited her mind. | ||
| Synonyms | dwell | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be, exist | ||
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