interminate

Interminate

In*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. interminatus; in- not + terminatus, p. p. of terminate.] Endless; as, interminate sleep. --Chapman.
Webster's Revised

Interminate

In*ter"mi*nate\, v. t. [L. interminatus, p. p. of interminari; inter between + minari to threaten.] To menace; to threaten. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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