Etymograph

English

reapproximate

From re- + approximate.

Formed from re- + approximate

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Latin approximātus ‘approached’

Middle English approximat(e) ‘close, near (to)’

English approximate

Today it means

verb To bring (separated parts) back together, so as to close a wound or suture, etc.

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