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domiciliating

domiciliating is the present participle and gerund of domiciliate.

Meaning of domiciliate

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.

Questions about domiciliating

What is domiciliating the present participle and gerund of?
Domiciliating is the present participle and gerund of domiciliate.

Words near domiciliating in the dictionary

  1. domiciliars
  2. domiciliary
  3. domiciliate
  4. domiciliated
  5. domiciliates
  6. domiciliating
  7. domiciliation
  8. domiciliations
  9. domiciling
  10. domicils
  11. domicolous

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