Indwell
/ɪnˈdwɛl/noun
To exist or reside within something or someone.
Did you know?Indwell is a real English word built from a prefix and a verb, but unlike many mystical-sounding terms, its power comes from its spiritual and philosophical use in theology, where it describes a divine presence inhabiting a person.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
dwellan
“to lead astray, hinder, delay”
Middle English
ME
dwellen
“to remain, live, stay”
Late Old English / Middle English
OE/ME
in- + dwellen
“to dwell within, inhabit”
14th–16th Century
English
indwellen
“to inhabit or reside in”
Modern English
English
indwell
“to exist or reside within”