appropinquate
appropinquate verb: to approach; to near.
Verb
appropinquate (third-person singular simple present appropinquates, present participle appropinquating, simple past and past participle appropinquated)
- To approach; to near.
- The factor invoked by Kalecki to rationalize the phenomenon, however, appropinquates Sraffa's observations on capital markets.1995. Ed. John Cunningham Wood, Piero Sraffa: Critical Assessments, page 67
- Then thirdly, he [the devil] calumniouſly appropinquated to the Round-heads, but they alſo were buſied about Cheap-ſide Croſſe, ſo that he conſequently ennumerated all into his own Catalogue1873. John Taylor, Published by the Spencer Society; Works of John Taylor The Water Poet not Included in the Folio Volume of 1630: Second Collection, page 22
Forms of appropinquate
| third-person singular present | appropinquates |
|---|---|
| present participle | appropinquating |
| past participle | appropinquated |
| past | appropinquated |
Origin of appropinquate
From Latin appropinquāre (“to approach”), from ad- ("towards") + propinquō (“draw near”), verbalization of propinquus (“near”); compare prope ("near").
Questions about appropinquate
- What does appropinquate mean?
- Appropinquate means to approach; to near.
- What part of speech is appropinquate?
- Appropinquate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of appropinquate?
- The past tense of appropinquate is appropinquated.
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