approximate

[ adjective uh-prok-suh-mit; verb uh-prok-suh-meyt ]
/ adjective əˈprɒk sə mɪt; verb əˈprɒk səˌmeɪt /

adjective

verb (used with object), ap·prox·i·mat·ed, ap·prox·i·mat·ing.

verb (used without object), ap·prox·i·mat·ed, ap·prox·i·mat·ing.

to come near in position, character, amount, etc.

Origin of approximate

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin approximātus drawn near to, approached (past participle of approximāre). See ap-1, proximate

OTHER WORDS FROM approximate

ap·prox·i·mate·ly, adverb

Words nearby approximate

approved social worker, approver, approx., approximal, approximant, approximate, approximately, approximation, approximation suture, appt., apptd.

Words related to approximated

close, near, rough, loose, guessed, resembling, matching, like, neighboring, bordering, resemble, reach, touch, estimate, approach, almost, comparative, proximate, relative, imperfect

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British Dictionary definitions for approximated

approximate

adjective (əˈprɒksɪmɪt)

almost accurate or exact
inexact; rough; loose only an approximate fit
much alike; almost the same
near; close together

verb (əˈprɒksɪˌmeɪt)

(usually foll by to) to come or bring near or close; be almost the same (as)
maths to find an expression for (some quantity) accurate to a specified degree See accurate (def. 4)

Derived forms of approximate

approximative, adjective

Word Origin for approximate

C15: from Late Latin approximāre, from Latin proximus nearest, from prope near

Medical definitions for approximated

approximate
[ ə-prŏk′sə-māt′ ]

v.

To bring together, as cut edges of tissue.

adj.

Relating to the contact surfaces, either proximal or distal, of two adjacent teeth; proximate.
Close together. Used of the teeth in the human jaw.