inhabit

Universal Words verb [VN] to live in a particular place: some of the rare species that inhabit the area * The cottage had not been inhabited for a while. * The island used to be inhabited (= have people living here). * He reflected on what a strange world Stephen and Veronica inhabited. ______________________________ WORDFAMILY inhabit v. habitable adj. (=/= uninhabitable) uninhabited adj. inhabitant n. habitation n. ______________________________