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单词 propinquate
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propinquateadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin propinquātus.
Etymology: < classical Latin propinquātus, past participle of propinquāre propinquate v. Compare earlier propinque adj. 3.
Obsolete. rare.
Of a cause: proximate, immediate. Cf. propinque adj. 3.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > causation > [adjective] > of or relating to types of cause
nigh1551
next1581
procatarctical1601
procatarctic1603
objective1620
defective1624
univocala1640
proximate1641
propinque1649
proxime1649
proegumene1650
proegumenal1656
con-causal1660
proegumenical1663
propinquate1665
proegumenous1676
synectical1697
proegumenic1711
proximous1724
proximal1828
synectic1869
monocausal1937
1665 J. Gadbury London's Deliv. Predicted Concl. 40 The shutting up of People in a time of Sickness..is no small propinquate cause..of the increase of the Contagion.
1683 J. Gadbury in G. Wharton Wks. sig. A4 Aptly..distinguished into Causes Remote, and Propinquate.
1789 E. Sibly Culpeper's Eng. Physician Pref. p. ix There is no doubt but the remote, as well as the propinquate causes of things, ought seriously to be investigated both by philosophers and physicians.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

propinquatev.

Brit. /prəˈpɪŋkweɪt/, U.S. /prəˈpɪŋˌkweɪt/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin propinquāt-, propinquāre.
Etymology: < classical Latin propinquāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix3) of propinquāre to draw near, approach, to bring near < propinquus propinque adj. Compare appropinquate v.
rare.
intransitive. To approach, draw near. Also: to have the effect of making something appear close.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards [verb (intransitive)]
comeeOE
tocomeOE
approachc1374
passa1375
accede1465
comprochea1500
coasta1513
aggress?1570
succeed1596
propinquate1623
proximate1623
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Propinquate, to approach.
1789 W. Churchey Poems & Imitations Brit. Poets 21 Pure white can draw an object near as thought,..With black it seems at hand, without remote, And black alone propinquates above all.
1977 R. Millar Time of Cherries ii. 11 After failure to find a second beacon to give a cross-bearing I decided to hold on to our present course to see what propinquated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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