interminateadj.

/ɪnˈtəːmɪnət/

Etymology: < Latin interminātus, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + terminātus ended, terminate adj. and n. Compare French interminé(16th cent.).

Now rare.

a. That is without end or limit; endless, boundless, infinite.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [adjective]

unbegunc1000

uncircumscriptc1374

endless138.

finitea1400

measurelessc1400

infinite1413

ginningless?1440

immensec1450

unlimitedc1475

infinal?1504

interminate1533

termlessa1542

brinkless1567

without limit1572

uncompassed1577

limitlessa1586

beginningless1587

untermedc1595

boundless1599

illimitate1602

illimited1602

unbeginning1605

incomprehense1606

inconjectable1609

uncircumscribed1610

borderless1611

confinelessa1616

finelessa1616

unconfined1629

uninchoative1649

indefinite1664

incircumscript1677

imprincipiate1683

ensophic1693

interminateda1734

unhorizoned1811

unencompasseda1822

unterminated1853

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) iv. 386 Quhen Servilius had conquest, be thir wourdis, interminate loveing and favoure of all the pepill.

?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) vii. K v b Within a thicket I reposde..and found..a sleepe interminate.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. iv. 159 The very same supineness and negligence..for interminate Ages.

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 142 Sin is interminate and infinite, but good terminate and finite, as the Pythagoreans hold.

1852 A. P. Forbes Explan. Nicene Creed 35 There is one Principle of all things..unbegotten, indestructible,..interminate.

b. Arithmetic. interminate decimal, a fractional number that cannot be exactly expressed by tenths, tenths of tenths, and so on, but either repeats, as .·3 = ⅓, circulates, as .·14285.7 = ¹/ ₇, or continues without any definite order, as the decimal in the square root of 2, 3, 5 or other non-square number, in the value of π, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > ratio or proportion > fraction > [noun] > decimal > recurring

repetend1714

repeater1721

interminate decimal1728

recurring decimal1748

circulate1769

circulating decimal1838

recurrer1875

1728 J. Colson in Philos. Trans. 1726–7 (Royal Soc.) 34 163 In this last Example the Numbers are what I call interminate, or Approximations only.

1866 Arithm. Irish Nat. Schools 178 We cannot always obtain an exact quotient, when we divide one number by another:—in such a case, what is called an interminate, or..a recurring, or circulating decimal is produced.

†2. quasi-adv. Without end, always. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adverb]

always fortha700

alwayeOE

oeOE

everOE

buten endea1000

echelichec1175

till doomsdayc1175

to timea1200

perdurablyc1275

in ayea1300

without endc1330

anytimea1375

for ay and oc1374

continually1382

perpetuallyc1385

ay-forthc1390

everlastinglyc1390

perpetualc1392

eternallyc1393

endlessa1400

in (also for, to) perpetuitya1400

always?c1425

without timec1425

endlesslya1450

sempiternlyc1450

infinitivec1470

aylastinglyc1475

everlastingc1475

incessantly1481

in saecula saeculorum1481

sempiternally1509

all days1533

for altogether1542

constantly1567

interminate?1567

incorruptibly1579

perpetuously1612

in perpetuum1613

eternal1614

unterminably1631

unfadinglya1672

unendingly1674

for a constancy1710

perennially1729

tarnally1790

imperishably1795

indefectibly1837

immortally1858

fadelessly1861

?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cxxxi. 384 Be meeke, flee pryde..From this tyme forth: interminate.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

† interminatev.

Etymology: < participial stem of Latin interminārī, < inter between + minārī to threaten; compare obsolete French interminer (Godefroy).

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To threaten, menace (a thing).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > threaten (evil, etc.) [verb (transitive)]

threata1000

threaten1297

threapen1340

menacea1400

shorec1475

interminatea1631

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 89 In all those three Euangelists, where this fearfull denunciation is interminated.

Derivatives

† interminated adj. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [adjective] > held out as impending evil

threatened1567

interminateda1656

menaced1718

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 163 But enough, enough of these dolefull accents of these interminated judgments.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	interminate
释义	interminateadj. /ɪnˈtəːmɪnət/ Etymology: < Latin interminātus, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + terminātus ended, terminate adj. and n. Compare French interminé(16th cent.). Now rare. 1. a. That is without end or limit; endless, boundless, infinite. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [adjective] unbegunc1000 uncircumscriptc1374 endless138. finitea1400 measurelessc1400 infinite1413 ginningless?1440 immensec1450 unlimitedc1475 infinal?1504 interminate1533 termlessa1542 brinkless1567 without limit1572 uncompassed1577 limitlessa1586 beginningless1587 untermedc1595 boundless1599 illimitate1602 illimited1602 unbeginning1605 incomprehense1606 inconjectable1609 uncircumscribed1610 borderless1611 confinelessa1616 finelessa1616 unconfined1629 uninchoative1649 indefinite1664 incircumscript1677 imprincipiate1683 ensophic1693 interminateda1734 unhorizoned1811 unencompasseda1822 unterminated1853 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) iv. 386 Quhen Servilius had conquest, be thir wourdis, interminate loveing and favoure of all the pepill. ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) vii. K v b Within a thicket I reposde..and found..a sleepe interminate. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. iv. 159 The very same supineness and negligence..for interminate Ages. 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 142 Sin is interminate and infinite, but good terminate and finite, as the Pythagoreans hold. 1852 A. P. Forbes Explan. Nicene Creed 35 There is one Principle of all things..unbegotten, indestructible,..interminate. b. Arithmetic. interminate decimal, a fractional number that cannot be exactly expressed by tenths, tenths of tenths, and so on, but either repeats, as .·3 = ⅓, circulates, as .·14285.7 = ¹/ ₇, or continues without any definite order, as the decimal in the square root of 2, 3, 5 or other non-square number, in the value of π, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > ratio or proportion > fraction > [noun] > decimal > recurring repetend1714 repeater1721 interminate decimal1728 recurring decimal1748 circulate1769 circulating decimal1838 recurrer1875 1728 J. Colson in Philos. Trans. 1726–7 (Royal Soc.) 34 163 In this last Example the Numbers are what I call interminate, or Approximations only. 1866 Arithm. Irish Nat. Schools 178 We cannot always obtain an exact quotient, when we divide one number by another:—in such a case, what is called an interminate, or..a recurring, or circulating decimal is produced. †2. quasi-adv. Without end, always. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adverb] always fortha700 alwayeOE oeOE everOE buten endea1000 echelichec1175 till doomsdayc1175 to timea1200 perdurablyc1275 in ayea1300 without endc1330 anytimea1375 for ay and oc1374 continually1382 perpetuallyc1385 ay-forthc1390 everlastinglyc1390 perpetualc1392 eternallyc1393 endlessa1400 in (also for, to) perpetuitya1400 always?c1425 without timec1425 endlesslya1450 sempiternlyc1450 infinitivec1470 aylastinglyc1475 everlastingc1475 incessantly1481 in saecula saeculorum1481 sempiternally1509 all days1533 for altogether1542 constantly1567 interminate?1567 incorruptibly1579 perpetuously1612 in perpetuum1613 eternal1614 unterminably1631 unfadinglya1672 unendingly1674 for a constancy1710 perennially1729 tarnally1790 imperishably1795 indefectibly1837 immortally1858 fadelessly1861 ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cxxxi. 384 Be meeke, flee pryde..From this tyme forth: interminate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † interminatev. Etymology: < participial stem of Latin interminārī, < inter between + minārī to threaten; compare obsolete French interminer (Godefroy). Obsolete. rare. transitive. To threaten, menace (a thing). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > threaten (evil, etc.) [verb (transitive)] threata1000 threaten1297 threapen1340 menacea1400 shorec1475 interminatea1631 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 89 In all those three Euangelists, where this fearfull denunciation is interminated. Derivatives † interminated adj. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [adjective] > held out as impending evil threatened1567 interminateda1656 menaced1718 a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 163 But enough, enough of these dolefull accents of these interminated judgments. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1533v.a1631
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