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domiciliate

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To establish a permanent residence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To establish a permanent residence for (someone).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To settle (oneself) into a mode of thinking or the like.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, reflexive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

provide housing for

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: house, put up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shelter

Narrower terms: rehouse, home, lodge, accommodate, chamber, take in

5

verb

Meaning 5

make one's home in a particular place or community

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • may parents reside in Florida

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reside, shack, domicile

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: populate, dwell, live, inhabit

Narrower terms: rusticate

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kotiutua — intransitive: to establish a permanent residence
  • Finnish: kotiuttaa — transitive: to establish a permanent residence
  • Finnish: sisäistää — to settle oneself into a mode of thinking