APPROXIMATEa.
[L. ad and proximus, next. See Approach.]
Nearest to; next; near to. [This word is superseded by proximate.]
APPROXIMATEv.t.
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature.
APPROXIMATEv.i.
To come near; to approach.