continuate

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈtɪnjuət/ UK /kənˈtɪnjuət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
uninterrupted or continuous; to make continuous

He spoke in one continuate flow without pausing for breath.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · uninterrupted or... continuous uninterrupted unbroken continual prolong extend

Opposites

interrupted broken discontinuous

Word family

Derived forms continuatelycontinuation

Related forms continue continuance continuity continuous

Etymology

From Latin continuatus, past participle of continuare ('to join, make continuous'), from continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together').

continuatus Latin continere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# continuate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kənˈtɪnjuət/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈtɪnjuət/

## Meanings
1. uninterrupted or continuous; to make continuous

## Examples
- He spoke in one continuate flow without pausing for breath.

## Synonyms
- continuous
- uninterrupted
- unbroken
- continual
- prolong
- extend

## Antonyms
- interrupted
- broken
- discontinuous

## Derived Forms
- continuately
- continuation

## Related Forms
- continue
- continuance
- continuity
- continuous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: continuatus
- Root: continere

## Etymology
From Latin continuatus, past participle of continuare ('to join, make continuous'), from continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together').

## AI Etymology
Continuate is from Latin continuatus, past participle of continuare ('to join, make continuous'), from continuus ('uninterrupted'), from continere ('to hold together'). Important recorded forms include continuatus (Latin) and continere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers uninterrupted or continuous; to make continuous. The wider family includes derived forms such as continuately and continuation and related words such as continue, continuance, continuity, and continuous.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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