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单词 contermine
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conterminev.

Etymology: < French conterminer (Palsgrave), < Latin contermināre : see conterminate adj. Only intransitive in Latin, but in 16th cent. French transitive and intransitive as in English: compare Latin terminare.
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).
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