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dwell in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. think moodily or anxiously about something
    brood  dwell 
  2. originate (in)
    "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
    dwell  consist  lie  lie in 
  3. come back to
    "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
    harp  dwell 
  4. inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
    "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
    populate  dwell  live  inhabit 
  5. exist or be situated within
    "Strange notions inhabited her mind"
    dwell  inhabit 
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