Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interminate

/ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-mi-nate
IPA: /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without end or limit; boundless, infinite, interminable.

verb

To menace; to threaten.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Within a thicket I reposed; when round / I ruffled up fall'n leaves in heap; and found, / Let fall from heaven, a sleep interminate."
"In all those three Euangelists, where this fearfull denunciation is interminated."
"Will ye have the specialities of his threatened judgements? […] But enough, enough of these doleful accents of interminated judgments"
"The Duke […] was so irritated at the Summons, and the consequent Charge for his Attendance, that some unguarded Expressions escaped from him, highly reflecting upon the Cardinal, and interminating certain Effects of his Displeasure against him."

Etymology

From in- + terminate.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in
Root: interminātus

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more interminate (comparative) most interminate (superlative) interminates (present, singular) interminating (participle, present) interminated (participle, past) interminated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

minatory

Synonyms

interminated

Questions

How do you pronounce interminate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/.
What does interminate mean?: Without end or limit; boundless, infinite, interminable.
Where does interminate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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