CONTINUATE

Etymology

Adjective

continuate (comparative more continuate, superlative most continuate)

(obsolete) Continuous; uninterrupted; continued without break or interruption.

(obsolete) Chronic; long-lasting; long-continued.

Synonyms

• (continuous): incessant, unbroken; see also continuous

• (long-lasting): diuturnal, prolonged; see also lasting

Source: Wiktionary


Con*tin"u*ate, a. Etym: [L. continuatus, p.p. See Continue.]

1. Immediately united together; intimately connocted. [R.] We are of Him and in Him, even as though our very flesh and bones should be made continuate with his. Hooker.

2. Uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; continued. An untirable and continuate goodness. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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