verb
Meaning 1
To exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
indwell
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UK: /ɪnˈdwɛl/
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rhymes with -ɛl
verb
Meaning 2
to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exist, be
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *dhwel-der. Proto-Germanic *dwalaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan Old English dwellan ▲ Old Norse dveljainflu. Middle English dwellen English dwell English indwell From in- + dwell.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: zamieszkiwać — to exist within
- Polish: zamieszkać — to exist within