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to domiciliate

to domiciliate

9.9
To start living in a certain place as your home, sometimes for legal reasons
  • verb
  • /ˌdɒmɪˈsɪliˌeɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : domiciliar
  • After moving to Canada, the family decided to domiciliate in Toronto.

Examples

  • The company sought to domiciliate its headquarters in a more favorable tax jurisdiction.

  • Can you domiciliate your business in this state?

  • It can take time to domiciliate fully in a new country and community.

  • They decided to domiciliate in New York City.

  • After relocating to Canada, the family chose to domiciliate in Toronto.

  • It can take a while to domiciliate in a new neighborhood after moving.

  • The company plans to domiciliate its main office in a city with lower taxes.

Synonyms

to settle
vsto domiciliate
463 2.5

To live in a place, often for a long time

emphasizes forming home sometimes for legal or official reasons
to reside
vsto domiciliate
91 3.0

To live in a particular place

often used for establishing home with legal or official purpose
to inhabit
vsto domiciliate
75 3.5

To live in a place like a house or area

focuses on setting up home sometimes for legal or official reasons
to domicile
vsto domiciliate
  • Formal
2 7.9

To make a place your official home for legal and tax purposes

is broader, can mean set home without legal emphasis

Antonyms

to displace
140 5.5

To make a person leave their usual place or job

to evict
77 4.6

To make someone leave a house or land by court order

How Settled

to domiciliate
  • Formal
9.9
to settle
463 2.5
to relocate
147 3.7
to stay
∞ 1.0
move
259 1.1

Surface Forms

domiciliate infinitive
domiciliated past
domiciliated past participle
domiciliating present participle
domiciliates third person singular

Morphology

domiciliate = domicile (transparent) = domicile + ate

Formed from the noun 'domicile' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ate', so the meaning 'to establish a residence' follows regular derivation.

Etymology

The word domiciliate comes from the Latin root domus meaning 'home' or 'house', the same root you see in domestic. So to domiciliate is to make your home or legal residence in a place, which explains its modern use for living somewhere or setting up an official address.