indwell
[in-dwel]
verb (used with object), in·dwelt, in·dwell·ing.
to inhabit.
to possess (a person), as a moral principle or motivating force: compassion that indwells the heart.
verb (used without object), in·dwelt, in·dwell·ing.
to dwell (usually followed by in).
to abide within, as a guiding force, motivating principle, etc. (usually followed by in): a divine spirit indwelling in nature and the universe.
Origin of indwell
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Related Words for indweller
dweller, settler, colonist, inmate, occupant, citizen, incumbent, resident, denizen, renter, inhabitant, holder, tenant, local, native, lodger, lessee, aborigine, boarder, neighborExamples from the Web for indweller
Historical Examples of indweller
The passer-by sees in this glass only the face of the indweller.
The QuestFrederik van Eeden
Henceforward he is an indweller in all tongues and in all countries, in the universal past and the universal future.
Romain RollandStefan Zweig
indwell
verb -dwells, -dwelling or -dwelt
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