Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb inhabit

3 senses of inhabit

Sense 1
populate, dwell, live, inhabit -- (inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "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")
       => be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?")

Sense 2
inhabit -- (be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house")
       => be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?")

Sense 3
dwell, inhabit -- (exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind")
       => exist, be -- (have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?")