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   Dwell , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled , usually contracted into Dwelt (); p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] [OE. dwellen, dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw. dväljas to dwell, Dan. dvæle to linger, and to E. dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]
   To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
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   To abide; to remain; to continue.
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   I 'll rather dwell in my necessity.
   Shak.
   
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   Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
   Wordsworth.
   
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   To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside.
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   The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have possessions.
   Peacham.
   
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   The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
   C. J. Smith.
   
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   To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.  “My hopes in heaven to dwell.” Shak. -- To dwell on or To dwell upon, to continue long on or in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
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   They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed in amazement.
   Buckminster.
   Syn. -- To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue; stay; rest.
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   Dwell , v. t. To inhabit. [R.]
   Milton.
   
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