In*hab"it , v. i. To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide. [Archaic or Poetic]
Shak.
They say wild beasts inhabit here.
Waller.
In*hab"it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhabited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Inhabiting.]
[OE.
enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L. inhabitare; pref. in-
in + habitare to dwell. See Habit.] To live or dwell
in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses.
The high and
lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
Is.
lvii. 15. O, who would inhabit
This bleak world alone?
Moore.