inhaunt

I1N1H4A1U1N1T1

verb

To inhabit, frequent, or haunt.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbinhaunt (third-person singular simple present inhaunts, present participle inhaunting, simple past and past participle inhaunted)

present singular third person inhaunts · participle present inhaunting · participle past inhaunted · past inhaunted · alternative enhaunt

  1. raretransitiveTo inhabit, frequent, or haunt.

    Wilt thou inhaunt thy selfe, and draw with wicked men to fit?

    1633, The Whole Booke of Psalmes
    2 more examples

    Pinprick spiders inhaunt the nether regions — inhaunt is to inhabit in a haunting way — and vie with lurid grotto larvae, wormy creatures with flabby wings which are as veiny and pulsating as an engorged penis.

    2010, Jason Murk, Mexican Song of Sunshine

    Your dead, and ancient holy sisters, too who lost their order's head by ordered sword, so all would nevermore enhaunt our door.

    2013, Douglas Stockwell, The Coin, the Sword, and Open Book, page 151

Origin

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APA

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“inhaunt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inhaunt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inhaunt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inhaunt.

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