Proximate

Origin

From Late Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare ("to draw near, approach"), from Latin proximus ("nearest"), superlative of prope ("near").

Full definition of proximate

Adjective

1. Close or closest; adjacent.
• J. S. Harfordproximate ancestors
• T. Burnetthe proximate natural causes of it deluge
2. (legal) Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.
3. About to take place; impending.

Antonyms

• (w.r.t. causes) ultimate

Derived terms

• proximate cause
• proximately

Noun

1. (linguistics) A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person

Related terms

• approximate
• approximation
• approximator
• proximity