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continuate.

To make continuous, to give continuity to.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To make continuous, to give continuity to.

    obsolete
  2. To continue, perpetuate.

    obsolete
Where this word 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.

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

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

    obsolete
Where this word 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.

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