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in⋅dwell

  [in-dwel] verb, -dwelt, -dwell⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to inhabit.
2. to possess (a person), as a moral principle or motivating force: compassion that indwells the heart.
–verb (used without object)
3. to dwell (usually fol. by in).
4. to abide within, as a guiding force, motivating principle, etc. (usually fol. by in): a divine spirit indwelling in nature and the universe.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME indwellen. See in- 1 , dwell

Related forms:
indweller, noun
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in·dwell   (ĭn-dwěl')   
v.   in·dwelt (-dwělt'), in·dwell·ing, in·dwells

v.   intr.
  1. To exist as an animating or divine inner spirit, force, or principle.
  2. To be located or implanted inside something.
v.   tr.
To inhabit or reside within as such a spirit, force, or principle.
in'dwell'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Indweller

In"dwell`er\n. An inhabitant. --Spenser.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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