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domiciliate

domiciliate verb: to establish a permanent residence.

Verb

domiciliate (third-person singular simple present domiciliates, present participle domiciliating, simple past and past participle domiciliated)

  1. (intransitive) To establish a permanent residence.
  2. (transitive) To establish a permanent residence for (someone).
    • Worms frequently cause diseases in trees by domiciliating themselves between the bark and the wood.1853, Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, page 421
    Synonyms:
    domicile
  3. (figuratively, reflexive) To settle (oneself) into a mode of thinking or the like.

Synonyms of domiciliate

Forms of domiciliate

third-person singular presentdomiciliates
present participledomiciliating
past participledomiciliated
pastdomiciliated

Questions about domiciliate

What does domiciliate mean?
Domiciliate means to establish a permanent residence.
What part of speech is domiciliate?
Domiciliate is a verb.
What is the past tense of domiciliate?
The past tense of domiciliate is domiciliated.

Words near domiciliate in the dictionary

  1. domiciliar
  2. domiciliaries
  3. domiciliarily
  4. domiciliars
  5. domiciliary
  6. domiciliate
  7. domiciliated
  8. domiciliates
  9. domiciliating
  10. domiciliation
  11. domiciliations

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