Inhabiting

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of inhabit form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"As there were supposed to be four elements, fire, air, water, and earth, so there were supposed to be four classes of elementals or spirits of the elements, namely, Salamanders, Sylphs, Undines, and Gnomes, inhabiting these elements respectively, and deriving their characters therefrom."

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