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proximate Definition

proxi·mate (präk′sə mət)

adjective

  1. next or nearest in space, order, time, etc.
  2. nearly accurate; approximate

Etymology: LL proximatus, pp. of proximare, to come near < L proximus, nearest, superl. of prope, near

proximate Related Forms
prox′i·mately adverb
proximate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • determinant: Even in the 1900s, however, thresholds continue to characterize the relationship of education to several of the proximate determinants that reduce fertility.
  • cause: The proximate cause appears to me to be clear.
  • intention: The proximate intention is to be distinguished from the remote intention, which is the purpose the agent has for doing what he does.
  • goal: The proximate goals are the most common pattern of validation in traditional Buddhist communities.
  • mechanism: One of the proximate mechanisms that results from the ( evolutionary ) logic of privacy is embarrassment.
  • reason: The proximate reason is that consumer spending is expected to rise much faster in Britain.

Modifying Another Word

  • geographically: The benefits of concentration to owners appeared greatest where there was common ownership of titles across a number of geographically proximate local newspaper markets.
  • culturally: Becoming culturally proximate In non-Western countries, America has long been closely associated with images of being modern.
  • physically: Cities entail social distance between thousands of physically proximate individuals.