In*gur"gi*tate, v. i. To guzzle; to swill. Burton.
In*gur`gi*ta"tion (?), n. [L. ingurgitatio: cf. F. ingurgitation.] The
act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed.
E. Darwin.
He drowned his stomach and senses with a large draught and
ingurgitation of wine.
Bacon.
In*gust"a*ble (?), a. [L. ingustabilis. See Gustable.] Tasteless;
insipid. Sir T. Browne.
In*hab"ile (?), a. [L. inhabilis: cf. F. inhabile. See In- not, and
Habile, and cf. Unable.]
1. Not apt or fit; unfit; not convenient; inappropriate; unsuitable;
as, inhabile matter. [Obs.]
2. Unskilled; unready; awkward; incompetent; unqualified; -- said of
persons. [Obs.] See Unable.
In`ha*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inhabileté, inhabilité. See Inability.]
Unsuitableness; unaptness; unfitness; inability. [Obs.] Barrow.
In*hab"it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhabited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inhabiting.] [OE. enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L. inhabitare; pref. in- in
+ habitare to dwell. See Habit.] To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a
place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men
inhabit cities and houses.
The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
Is. lvii. 15.
O, who would inhabit This bleak world alone?
Moore.
In*hab"it, v. i. To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to
abide. [Archaic or Poetic] Shak.
They say wild beasts inhabit here.
Waller.
In*hab"it*a*ble (?), a. [L. inhabitabilis. See Inhabit.] Capable of
being inhabited; habitable.
Systems of inhabitable planets.
Locke.
In*hab"it*a*ble, a. [L. inhabitabilis: cf. F. inhabitable. See In- not,
and Habitable.] Not habitable; not suitable to be inhabited. [Obs.]
The frozen ridges of the Alps Or other ground inhabitable.
Shak.
{ In*hab"it*ance (?), In*hab"it*an*cy (?), } n. 1. The act of
inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; the condition of an
inhabitant; residence; occupancy.
Ruins yet resting in the wild moors testify a former inhabitance.
Carew.
2. (Law) The state of having legal right to claim the privileges of a
recognized inhabitant; especially, the right to support in case of
poverty, acquired by residence in a town; habitancy.