Inhabitation

in·hab·it  (n-hbt)

v. in·hab·it·ed, in·hab·it·ing, in·hab·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.

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[Middle English enhabiten, from Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitre : in-, in; see in-² + habitre, to dwell, frequentative of habre, to have; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·habit·a·bili·ty n.

in·habit·a·ble adj.

in·habi·tation n.

in·habit·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

inhabitation - the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony" inhabitancy, habitation occupancy, tenancy - an act of being a tenant or occupant cohabitation - the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married) bivouacking, camping, tenting, encampment - the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp