reinhabit

R1E1I1N1H4A1B3I1T1

verb

To inhabit again (after living elsewhere)

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbreinhabit (third-person singular simple present reinhabits, present participle reinhabiting, simple past and past participle reinhabited)

present singular third person reinhabits · participle present reinhabiting · participle past reinhabited · past reinhabited

  1. To inhabit again (after living elsewhere)

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishinhabit
  7. Englishreinhabit

From re- + inhabit.

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Translations

Italian riabitare
  • riabitareto inhabit again

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APA

reinhabit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinhabit

MLA

“reinhabit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinhabit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinhabit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinhabit.

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