Monday, October 20, 2014

habit, inhabit

Habit or habit means custom or routine; a behavior pattern that may become involuntary through long practice, for good or for ill--
He gets annoyed if anything interferes with his habit of stopping for coffee in the morning.
That's a bad habit; you should try to quit.

 Habit may also mean a costume or garment, usually one worn by a member of a religious order--
She doesn't wear a habit, so people don't usually guess that she's a nun.
She had a riding habit made; she says it's more comfortable.

Inhabit or inhabit means to live or dwell in, literally or figuratively--
How many people inhabit this dwelling?
A cloud of gloom seems to inhabit this place.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"She has an odd habit of wanting to inhabit any new place she sees."

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