adj
Meaning 1
Without end or limit; boundless, infinite, interminable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interminated
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
interminate
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/ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/
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/ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪneɪt/
verb
Meaning 2
To menace; to threaten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From in- + terminate.
From Latin intermināt-, passive perfect participial stem of interminor (“to threaten, menace”).