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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·mate DATE 1580 : any of a group occupying a single place of residence; especially :a person confined (as in a prison or hospital) English Etymology inmate 1589, "one allowed to live in a house rented by another" (usually for a consideration), from in "inside" + mate "companion." Sense of "one confined to an institution" is first attested 1834. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 inmate in·mate / 5inmeit / noun one of the people living in an institution such as a prison or a mental hospital (监狱或精神病院等处)同住者；同狱犯人；同病房者 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English inmate noun ADJ. fellow | former a former inmate of Gloucester jail | young | male, female | camp, prison VERB + INMATE move, transfer The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. INMATE + VERB escape INMATE + NOUN population PREP. among ~ drug and alcohol misuse among inmates Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·mate I. \ˈinˌmāt, usu -ād.+V\ noun Etymology: in (IV) + mate 1. a. obsolete : lodger , tenant b. archaic : one who lives in the same house or apartment with another < inquired whether he was a pleasant inmate and a kind neighbor — Harriet Martineau > 2. : one of a family, community, or other group occupying a single dwelling, home, or other place of residence < rush the enemy settlement when all its inmates are asleep — C.D.Forde > < lifted the door of a pen, stirred up its inmates with his hand — Adrian Bell > < entered the house and seized all its inmates > especially : a person confined or kept in an institution (as an asylum, prison, or poorhouse) II. adjective archaic : living in the house of another : dwelling with another |
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