Inhabit
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Human Focus
Inhabit often refers to places where humans live or stay temporarily. Tribes have inhabited these forests for centuries.
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Permanent or Temporary
Inhabit can mean living somewhere permanently or staying for a while. She's inhabiting her summer home on the lake right now.
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Not for Objects
'Inhabit' is not used for inanimate objects; it's only for living beings. After the disaster, nobody inhabited the abandoned town.