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inveterate

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10 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈvɛtəɹɪt/Part of speech adverb, adjectiveSorted aeeeinrttvStarts with IEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. in a habitual and longstanding manner

Word origin

The adjective is first attested in 1528, the verb in 1574; borrowed from Latin inveterātus (“of long standing, chronic”), perfect passive participle of inveterō and participial adjective (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in, into”) + veterō (“to age”), from vetus, veteris (“old”). Cognate with Italian inveterato, French invétéré. By surface analysis, in- (“not, opposite”) + veterate.

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  • Near-synonyms: deep-rooted, ingrained, ineradicable, indelible, radicated, chronic, permanent
  • an inveterate disease
  • an inveterate habit

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