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continuate¹

Where it comes from

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.

verb continuates · continuating · continuated

  1. obsolete To make continuous, to give continuity to.
  2. obsolete To continue, perpetuate.

continuate²

Where it comes from

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.

adjective more continuate · most continuate

  1. obsolete Continuous; uninterrupted; continued without break or interruption. 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.

    Similar: incessant, unbroken, amaranthine, solid, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuate, continuous, dreich, endless, eternal

  2. obsolete Chronic; long-lasting; long-continued.

    Similar: diuturnal, prolonged, abiding, chronic, continuate, durable, standing, durative, endurable, enduring, extending, hard-wearing

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@misc{continuate_2026,
  title = {continuate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/continuate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}