appropinquate

intransitive verb

ap·​pro·​pin·​quate

ˌaprəˈpiŋ‧ˌkwāt

-ed/-ing/-s

archaic

: approach

appropinquation

ˌaprəˌpiŋ‧ˈkwāshən

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

Latin appropinquatus, past participle of appropinquare to approach, from ad- + propinquare to approach, from propinquus near

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