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inhaunt

inhaunt verb: to inhabit, frequent, or haunt.

Verb

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

  1. (rare, transitive) To inhabit, frequent, or haunt.
    • Wilt thou inhaunt thy selfe, and draw with wicked men to fit?1633, The Whole Booke of Psalmes
    • 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

Forms of inhaunt

third-person singular presentinhaunts
present participleinhaunting
past participleinhaunted
pastinhaunted
alternative formenhaunt

Origin of inhaunt

From in- + haunt.

Questions about inhaunt

What does inhaunt mean?
Inhaunt means to inhabit, frequent, or haunt.
What part of speech is inhaunt?
Inhaunt is a verb.
What is the past tense of inhaunt?
The past tense of inhaunt is inhaunted.

Words near inhaunt in the dictionary

  1. inhauler
  2. inhaulers
  3. inhauls
  4. inhaunce
  5. inhaunces
  6. inhaunt
  7. inhaust
  8. inhausted
  9. inhausting
  10. inhausts
  11. inhearse

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