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inhabit

in.hab.it \in-'hab-*t\ \-*-b*l\ vb [ME enhabiten, fr. MF & L; MF enhabiter, 
   fr. L inhabitare, fr]. in- + habitare to dwell, fr. habitus, pp. of habe-re 
   to have - more at GIVE : to occupy as a place of settled residence or 
   habitat : live in  archaic  : to have residence in a place : DWELL  - 
   in.hab.it.able aj