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Approximate(medicine)
approximate(2)(dictionary)
approximate(1)(dictionary)
approximate 1, adjective(dictionary)
approximate 2, verb(dictionary)
syndrome of approximate relevant answers(medicine)
panel(dictionary)
Panel (1)(law)
Panel(medicine)

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approximate(2) (iou)



approximate verb. M17.
[from APPROXIMATE adjective & noun or late Latin approximat- pa. ppl stem of approximare (Tertullian) draw near to, from ad AP-1 + proximus very near, next: see -ATE3.]
verb trans. Bring close or near, cause to approach or be near (to). (Chiefly of non-physical Relationships.) M17.
S. Johnson Shakespeare approximates the remote, and familiarizes the wonderful. E. H. Gombrich He must purify the world of matter, erase its flaws, and approximate it to the idea. J. G. Farrell A compress..placed on the palm after the edges of the wound had been evenly approximated.
verb intrans. Come near or close (to, esp. in quality, number, etc., rarely physically). L18.
John Ross The shores gradually approximate. A. G. Gardiner There are times when the dog approximates so close to our intelligences that he seems to be of us. E. J. Howard Pleasing meant approximating to the man's idea of the sort of woman his position and intelligence owed him.
verb trans. Come close to, approach closely, (used as sense 2). L18.
James Sullivan We may yet approximate..a certainty that is demonstrative. E. Pound Progress lies rather in an attempt to approximate classical quantitative metres (NOT to copy them) than in a carelessness regarding such things.
approximator noun (rare) a person who approximates to M19.

panel truck (oh)



n [C] AmE
a small motor vehicle used for delivering goods