habiting

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habiting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Habit \Hab"it\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Habited; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Habiting.] [OE. habiten to dwell, F. habiter,
     fr. L. habitare to have frequently, to dwell, intens. fr.
     habere to have. See Habit, n.]
     1. To inhabit. [Obs.]
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              In thilke places as they [birds] habiten. --Rom. of
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     2. To dress; to clothe; to array.
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              They habited themselves like those rural deities.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     3. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.]           --Chapman.
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