单词 | contermine |
释义 | † conterminev. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To make conterminous; to fix the limits or end of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > bring to an end or conclude [verb (transitive)] > fix the end of contermine1624 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > bound or form boundary of [verb (transitive)] > fix boundary of meteeOE markeOE mereOE bound1393 determinea1398 terminea1398 rede1415 measurea1513 butt1523 space1548 limit1555 determinate1563 to mark out1611 contermine1624 to run out1671 verge1759 demarcate1816 outline1817 define1843 rope1862 delimit1879 delimitate1879 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον vi. 296 That hee might contermine his Empire with the Ocean. 1633 J. Done tr. ‘Aristeas’ Aunc. Hist. Septuagint 102 So hath he finished and contermined euery thing, according with its time and place. 2. intransitive. To be conterminous; to end together. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > be near [verb (intransitive)] > be in contact > end together contermine1654 1654 R. Vilvain tr. Enchiridium Epigr. v. 10 Two Denshire Rivers neer contermining. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1624 |
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