"conterminate" meaning in English

See conterminate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɒnˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin conterminātus, perfect passive participle of conterminō (“to border upon”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from conterminus (“conterminous”), from con- + terminus (“border”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|LL.|conterminātus}} Borrowed from Late Latin conterminātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} conterminate (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Having the same bounds or extent; coterminous. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-conterminate-en-adj-F0pZ2ZVf

Verb

IPA: /kɒnˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/ Forms: conterminates [present, singular, third-person], conterminating [participle, present], conterminated [participle, past], conterminated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin conterminātus, perfect passive participle of conterminō (“to border upon”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from conterminus (“conterminous”), from con- + terminus (“border”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|LL.|conterminātus}} Borrowed from Late Latin conterminātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} conterminate (third-person singular simple present conterminates, present participle conterminating, simple past and past participle conterminated), {{tlb|en|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. (intransitive) To be conterminous in space, to have a common boundary or limit. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-conterminate-en-verb-x0b-aBzL
  2. (intransitive) To be conterminous in time. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-conterminate-en-verb-iBXAQGN6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 9 21 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 9 21 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 34 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 28 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: conterminable, conterminal, conterminant, contermination, contermine, conterminous
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