Definitions for inmate
ˈɪnˌmeɪtin·mate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. inmatenoun

   one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

2. inpatient, inmatenoun

   a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated

3. convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbirdnoun

   a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inmatenoun

   A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient)

2. inmatenoun

   A person who occupies or dwells within a dwelling-house. The word came to be used to refer to temporary inhabitants such as guests in a hotel, students in an on-campus dormitory, patients in a hospital, or prisoners.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inmatenoun

   Inmates are those that be admitted to dwell for their money jointly with another man, though in several rooms of his mansion-house, passing in and out by one door. John Cowell

   Etymology: in and mate.

   So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos'd
   In serpent, inmate bad! And toward Eve
   Address'd his way. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ix.

   There he dies, and leaves his race
   Growing into a nation; and now grown,
   Suspected to a sequent king, who seeks
   To stop their overgrowth, as inmate guests
   Too numerous. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xii.

   Home is the sacred refuge of our life,
   Secur'd from all approaches but a wife:
   If thence we fly, the cause admits no doubt,
   None but an inmate foe could force us out. John Dryden, Aur.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inmate

   A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to serving a prison sentence in a prison.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inmatenoun

   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

2. Inmateadjective

   admitted as a dweller; resident; internal

3. Etymology: [In + mate an associate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inmate

   in′māt, n. one who lodges in the same house with another: a lodger: one received into a hospital, &c.—adj. dwelling in the same place.

Matched Categories

1. • Patient
   • Prisoner
   • Resident

Anagrams for inmate »

1. taimen

2. Tamien

3. etamin

4. tamein

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inmate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inmate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of inmate in a Sentence

1. Susan McNaughton:

   No drugs or contraband or influence of escape, if it clears through the mailroom, it's delivered to the inmate.

2. Jim McDonnell:

   Immediately upon learning of troubling allegations of possible neglect of an inmate at the inmate reception center, my department's executives relieved 10 jail employees of duty, including supervisors, the investigation into this incident is ongoing.

3. Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor:

   Midazolam, as The State has repeatedly shown,' can be relied upon... to render the inmate insensate to pain,'.

4. District Attorney Darcel Clark:

   These convictions... close a chapter in Rikers Island’s sad, brutal history, they send a clear message that a uniform and a badge do not absolve anyone from committing a crime, and that even an inmate deserves to be treated like a human being.

5. Abdi Mohamoud Omar:

   Today, there is no single inmate jailed for involvement with the ONLF. We have released all prisoners under this reform drive, i am not saying we never made mistakes. We did, and we apologize to our people. We need to turn hatred into coexistence and love.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inmate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inmate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=inmate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inmate
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inmate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=inmate