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conterminate

/kɒnˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/

conterminate adjective: having the same bounds or extent; coterminous.

Adjective

conterminate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Having the same bounds or extent; coterminous.
    • Here are kingdoms mixed
      And nations joined, a strength of empire fixed
      Conterminate with heaven1610, Ben Jonson, The Speeches at Prince Henry's Barriers

Verb

conterminate (third-person singular simple present conterminates, present participle conterminating, simple past and past participle conterminated)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To be conterminous in space, to have a common boundary or limit.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To be conterminous in time.

Forms of conterminate

third-person singular presentconterminates
present participleconterminating
past participleconterminated
pastconterminated

Origin of conterminate

Borrowed from Late Latin conterminātus, perfect passive participle of conterminō (“to border upon”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from conterminus (“conterminous”), from con- + terminus (“border”).

Questions about conterminate

What does conterminate mean?
Conterminate means having the same bounds or extent; coterminous.
What part of speech is conterminate?
Conterminate can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce conterminate?
Conterminate is pronounced /kɒnˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/.

Words near conterminate in the dictionary

  1. contentually
  2. contentwise
  3. conterminable
  4. conterminal
  5. conterminant
  6. conterminate
  7. conterminosity
  8. conterminous
  9. conterminous United States
  10. conterminously
  11. conterminousness

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