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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inmate \In"mate`\, a. Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal. [R.] ``Inmate guests.'' --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inmate \In"mate`\, n. [In + mate an associate.] One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow lodger; esp.,one of the occupants of an asylum, hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges in any place or dwelling. So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos'd In serpent, inmate bad --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inmate n 1: one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital) 2: a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated [syn: {inpatient}] [ant: {outpatient}] 3: a person serving a prison sentence [syn: {convict}, {con}, {jailbird}, {gaolbird}]
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