[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

approximate \approx"imate\, v. t. imp.  p. p.
   approximated; p. pr.  vb. n. approximating.
   1. to carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
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            to approximate the inequality of riches to the level
            of nature.                            --burke.
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   2. to come near to; to approach.
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            the telescope approximates perfection. --j. morse.
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approximated approximating 

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