proximate
Use Proximate in a sentence
sə adjective
1.
next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
2.
close; very near.
3.
approximate; fairly accurate.
4.
forthcoming; imminent.
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World English Dictionary
proximate or proximal (ˈprɒksɪmɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | next or nearest in space or time |
| 2. | very near; close |
| 3. | immediately preceding or following in a series |
| 4. | a less common word for approximate |
| [C16: from Late Latin proximāre to draw near, from Latin proximus next, from prope near] | |
| proximal or proximal | |
| —adj | |
| [C16: from Late Latin proximāre to draw near, from Latin proximus next, from prope near] | |
| 'proximately or proximal | |
| —adv | |
| 'proximateness or proximal | |
| —n | |
| proxi'mation or proximal | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
proximate
"neighboring," 1597 (implied in proximately), from L.L. proximatus, pp. of proximare "to draw near," from proximus (see proximity).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
proximate prox·i·mate (prŏk'sə-mĭt)
adj.
Closely related in space, time, or order; very near; proximal.
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Example sentences
The proximate cause was a drugs scandal involving a wrestler he trains.
In the proximate sense this purging of the genetic load occurs through human misery.
The proximate answer, clearly, is the abdication of regulatory oversight.
When you concentrate bright, skilled people in the same proximate space, they energize one another.
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