† unhabitadj.
Scottish. Obsolete.
Uninhabited.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > [adjective] > not
unbiggedc1175
desert1297
void1338
desolatec1374
unhabited1490
inhabitable?1529
disinhabit1530
depopulate1531
uninhabita1540
unpeopled1547
undwelta1557
uninhabited1571
dishabited1577
dispeopled1577
unhabit1580
disinhabited1600
desertful1601
unmanned1609
inhabited1614
peopleless1621
deserted1629
depopulated1632
unhabitated1648
unseated1662
desolated1693
unpopulous1715
unsettled1724
unpopulated1776
bandless1862
populationless1885
unlived-in1927
1580 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 304 The said hous..remanis unhabite be him.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
unhabitv.
transitive. To free from a habit; to disaccustom.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > give up a habit or practice [verb (transitive)] > cause one to or disaccustom
unwone1340
disuse1489
discustom1502
wean1526
disaccustom1530
uncustom1530
unaccustom1580
unwont1580
to break (any one) of a practice or habit1612
disinure1613
unhitch1622
unhabit1650
dishabituate1869
wean1891
1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. i. 64 So hard it is to unhabit mens mouths from old ill customes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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