proximate

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈprɑksəmət/ UK /ˈprɒksɪmət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
closest in space, time, or relationship; immediate

The proximate cause of the crash was a failed brake line.

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Synonyms

1 adj · closest in space, time, or... nearest immediate closest adjacent direct next imminent

Opposites

remote distant ultimate far

Word family

Forms proximately

Derived forms proximatelyproximateness

Related forms proximity approximate proximal

Etymology

From Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare ('to come near'), from proximus ('nearest'), superlative of prope ('near').

proximus Latin prope Latin *pro- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# proximate

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

## Meanings
1. closest in space, time, or relationship; immediate

## Examples
- The proximate cause of the crash was a failed brake line.

## Synonyms
- nearest
- immediate
- closest
- adjacent
- direct
- next
- imminent

## Antonyms
- remote
- distant
- ultimate
- far

## Derived Forms
- proximately
- proximateness

## Related Forms
- proximity
- approximate
- proximal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: proximus
- Root: prope
- Root: *pro-

## Etymology
From Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare ('to come near'), from proximus ('nearest'), superlative of prope ('near').

## AI Etymology
Proximate is from Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare ('to come near'), from proximus ('nearest'), superlative of prope ('near'). Important recorded forms include proximus (Latin), prope (Latin), and *pro- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers closest in space, time, or relationship; immediate. The wider family includes derived forms such as proximately and proximateness and related words such as proximity, approximate, and proximal.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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