Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indwell

/ɪnˈdwɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-dwell
IPA: /ɪnˈdwɛl/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly indwelt form."
"“They made figures of brass, and tried to induce souls to indwell them.”"
"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."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪnˈdwɛl/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

indwells (present, singular) indwelling (participle, present) indwelled (participle, past) indwelled (past) indwelt (participle, past) indwelt (past)

Derived Forms

indweller indwelling

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce indwell?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈdwɛl/.
What does indwell mean?: To exist within, especially as a spirit or driving force.
Where does indwell come from?: 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.

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