Etymology

compaginate

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Today it means: To unite or hold together. Full definition →

Late Latin compaginātus
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromcompaginātus
  2. English todaycompaginate

First attested in 1648; borrowed from Late Latin compaginātus, perfect passive participle of compaginō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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