proximate

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare (“to draw near, approach”), from Latin proximus (“nearest”), superlative of prope (“near”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/, /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɔk.sɪ.mət/ === Adjective === proximate (not comparable) Close or closest; adjacent. (law) Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation. About to take place; impending. ==== Synonyms ==== (close): near, nigh; see also Thesaurus:near (about to take place): imminent, in the offing, pending; see also Thesaurus:impending ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “close”): distant, far; see also Thesaurus:distant (antonym(s) of “w.r.t. causes”): ultimate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === proximate (plural proximates) (linguistics) A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context from a relatively non-salient (obviative) one. === Related terms === approximate approximation approximator proximity === See also === obviative === Further reading === “proximate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “proximate”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Latin == === Verb === proximāte second-person plural present active imperative of proximō