continuate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make continuous, to give continuity to. obsolete
  2. To continue, perpetuate. obsolete
形容词 adj.
  1. Continuous; uninterrupted; continued without break or interruption. obsolete
    — Childish in some, terrible in others; to be derided in one, pitied or admired in another; to him by fits, to a second continuate: and howsoever these symptoms be common and incident to all persons, yet they are the most remarkable, frequent, furious, and violent in melancholy men.
  2. Chronic; long-lasting; long-continued. obsolete

词形变化

continuates present,singular,third-person continuating participle,present continuated participle,past continuated past more continuate comparative most continuate superlative

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Middle English continuaten, from continuat(e) (“continuous”, also used as the past participle of continuaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin continuātus, perfect passive participle of continuō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of continue.
词源 2
First attested in 1471; inherited from Middle English continuat(e) (“continuous”, also used as the past participle of continuaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1.
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