inhabit
verb
[ ɪnˈhabɪt ]
• (of a person, animal, or group) live in or occupy (a place or environment).
• "a bird that inhabits North America"
Similar:
live in,
occupy,
settle in,
settle,
people,
populate,
colonize,
make one's home in,
set up home in,
dwell in,
reside in,
tenant,
lodge in,
have one's home in,
be an inhabitant of,
be established in,
be ensconced in,
be domiciled in,
abide in,
Origin:
late Middle English inhabite, enhabite, from Old French enhabiter or Latin inhabitare, from in- ‘in’ + habitare ‘dwell’ (from habere ‘have’).