Etymology

coadunate

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Today it means: Closely joined (by growing together). Full definition →

Latin coadūnātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcoadūnātus
  2. English todaycoadunate

The verb is first attested in 1607, the adjective in 1839; borrowed from Latin coadūnātus, perfect passive participle of coadūnō (“to unite, collect or join into one”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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