Meanings
present singular third person domiciliates · participle present domiciliating · participle past domiciliated · past domiciliated
- transitiveTo 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 421Synonyms: domicile
- figurativelyreflexiveTo settle (oneself) into a mode of thinking or the like.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo establish a permanent residence for (someone).
More synonyms by meaning
verbmake one's home in a particular place or community
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish kotiutua, kotiuttaa
- kotiutuaintransitive: to establish a permanent residence
- kotiuttaatransitive: to establish a permanent residence
- sisäistääto settle oneself into a mode of thinking
Cite this entry
domiciliate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domiciliate
“domiciliate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domiciliate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “domiciliate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domiciliate.
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