approximatea.[L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See Proximate.]1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.()2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.()Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal.()v. t.1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.()To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. (Burke.)2. To come near to; to approach.()The telescope approximates perfection. (J. Morse.)v. i. To draw; to approach.()