proximate

[ prok-suh-mit ]

/ ˈprɒk sə mɪt /

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adjective

next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.

close; very near.

approximate; fairly accurate.

forthcoming; imminent.

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Origin of proximate

1590–1600; <Late Latin proximātus, past participle of proximāre to near, approach. See proximal, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM proximate

prox·i·mate·ly, adverbprox·i·mate·ness, nounprox·i·ma·tion

[prok-suh-mey-shuhn], /ˌprɒk səˈmeɪ ʃən/, noun

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How to use proximate in a sentence

Yes, Obama was sort of, proximately, true to his word when he raised taxes on Americans earning $250,000 and up.
Obamacare Attacks the Middle Class|Lloyd Green|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The motion at any subsequent instant is proximately caused by the motion which took place at the instant preceding.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
Proximately to complete our investigations—already far advanced—into the origin of the Universe.
The Crack of Doom|Robert Cromie
And is not this change proximately ascribable to this habitual self-dependence?
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)--Great Britain and Ireland IV|Various

In none of these cases can we be even proximately certain of the length of the animal.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe|George Vasey
It may be illustrated, however, in various ways, so as to obtain a conclusion proximately accurate.
Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments|Various

British Dictionary definitions for proximate

proximate

proximal

/ (ˈprɒksɪmɪt) /

adjective

next or nearest in space or time

very near; close

immediately preceding or following in a series

a less common word for approximate

Derived forms of proximate

proximately, adverbproximateness, nounproximation, noun

Word Origin for proximate

C16: from Late Latin proximāre to draw near, from Latin proximus next, from prope near

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proximate

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British Dictionary definitions for proximate

proximal

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