indwell en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈdwɛl/ (UK)
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.
Meanings
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(transitive) To exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force.
“They made figures of brass, and tried to induce souls to indwell them.”
1917, Aleister Crowley, Moonchild, Weiser, published 2010, page 108:Diodore and Theodore were particularly galvanized to defend their point of view by their horror at Apollinaris's assertion that Christ was indwelled by the Logos, which replaced a human mind in him.
2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 224:The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly indwelt form.
1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| indwelled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| indwelled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| indwelling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| indwells | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| indwelt | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| indwelt | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
pl zamieszkać (to exist within) · pl zamieszkiwać (to exist within)