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A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.
Washington Irving

Meaning of "inveterate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INVETERATE

From Latin inveterātus of long standing, from inveterāre to make old, from in-² + vetus old.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INVETERATE

inveterate  [ɪnˈvɛtərɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INVETERATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inveterate is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INVETERATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chronic

Chronic may refer to: ▪ Chronic, a condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects ▪ Chronic toxicity, a substance with toxic effects after continuous or repeated exposure ▪ The Chronic, a 1992 album by Dr. Dre ▪ The Chronic 2001, aka 2001, a 1999 album by Dr. Dre...

Definition of inveterate in the English dictionary

The first definition of inveterate in the dictionary is long established, esp so as to be deep-rooted or ingrained. Other definition of inveterate is settled or confirmed in a habit or practice, esp a bad one; hardened. Inveterate is also full of hatred; hostile.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INVETERATE


aliterate
eɪˈlɪtərɪt
Carteret
ˈkɑːtərɪt
collectorate
kəˈlɛktərɪt
directorate
dɪˈrɛktərɪt
doctorate
ˈdɒktərɪt
electorate
ɪˈlɛktərɪt
illiterate
ɪˈlɪtərɪt
inspectorate
ɪnˈspɛktərɪt
lectorate
ˈlɛktərɪt
literate
ˈlɪtərɪt
masterate
ˈmɑːstərɪt
nonliterate
ˌnɒnˈlɪtərɪt
pastorate
ˈpɑːstərɪt
preceptorate
prɪˈsɛptərɪt
preliterate
priːˈlɪtərɪt
presbyterate
prɛzˈbɪtərɪt
preterit
ˈprɛtərɪt
preterite
ˈprɛtərɪt
protectorate
prəˈtɛktərɪt
semiliterate
ˌsɛmɪˈlɪtərɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INVETERATE

investiture
investment
investment account
investment analyst
investment bank
investment banker
investment bond
investment company
investment grant
investment income
investment management
investment manager
investment opportunities
investment portfolio
investment trust
investor
inveteracy
inveterately
inveterateness
invexed

WORDS THAT END LIKE INVETERATE

accelerate
accurate
confederate
conglomerate
considerate
cooperate
degenerate
deliberate
desperate
enterate
enumerate
generate
liberate
moderate
operate
proliferate
refrigerate
regenerate
reiterate
temperate
tolerate

Synonyms and antonyms of inveterate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INVETERATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inveterate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inveterate

Translation of «inveterate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INVETERATE

Find out the translation of inveterate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inveterate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inveterate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inveterado
570 millions of speakers

English

inveterate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कट्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عريق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заядлым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inveterado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

invétéré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sembrono
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hartnäckig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

根深い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뿌리 깊은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inveterate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thành thói quen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீராத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पट्टीचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

müzmin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inveterato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nałogowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

завзятим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inveterat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μανιώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verstok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inbiten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inngrodd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inveterate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INVETERATE»

The term «inveterate» is normally little used and occupies the 108.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INVETERATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «inveterate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «inveterate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inveterate

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8 QUOTES WITH «INVETERATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inveterate.
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H. G. Bissinger
Why did I become a writer? Because I grew up in New York City, and there were seven newspapers in New York City, and my family was an inveterate reader of newspapers and I loved holding a paper in my hand. It was something sacred.
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David Crosby
I'm an inveterate bookstore wanderer. I read constantly, so I love a good bookstore. I can't help it.
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Ernest Dimnet
Americans cannot realize how many chances for mental improvement they lose by their inveterate habit of keeping six conversations when there are twelve in the room.
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Arthur Erickson
This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see... the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the world.
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Clifford Geertz
I'm an inveterate fox and not a hedgehog, so I always think you should try everything.
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Washington Irving
A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.
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Mitch Kapor
I'm an inveterate note taker - I scribble all these things down on pieces of paper. I wanted to create some way of organizing all of them.
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Tom Sizemore
I read a lot. I am an inveterate reader. I always have a novel going.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INVETERATE»

Discover the use of inveterate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inveterate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Against the Inveterate Obduracy of the Jews
With this translation, Irven M. Resnick makes the complete work available for the first time in English
Peter the Venerable, Peter (the Venerable), 2013
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The Inveterate Dreamer: Essays and Conversations on Jewish ...
" This incomparable volume showcases Stavans's most insightful and provocative?and at times controversial?observations on transnational Jewish culture and literature.
Ilan Stavans, 2001
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The inveterate life
Poetry. "Strength.
Jessica Grim, 1990
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Universal dictionary of the English language: a new and ...
[Eng. inveterate; -cy.) The quality or state of being inveterate or of long duration ; the state of being flnnly established by time ; long continuance ; the state of being deeply or firmly rooted or engrained in one's nature ; firmness or deep-rooted ...
Robert Hunter, Charles Morris, 1898
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The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
This dispute between church and state inveterate (in-vet'e-rat), «. [= Sp. Pg. invete- was settled by the concordat of Worms, in 1122, by which the emperor Henry V. agreed to surrender the right of investiture on condition that the election to the ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1889
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Universal Dictionary of the English Language: Ine-Rhe
2728 inveteracy — invisoate Jll-vSt'-or-a-pft s. [Bug. invetmf; -ey.) The quality or state of being Inveterate or of long duration ; the state of being firmly established by time ; long continuance ; the state of being deeply or firmly rooted or engrained ...
Robert Hunter, Charles Morris, 1897
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英语词源浅析:
(.incorrigible, incorrigibility, incorrigibleness) ( veter- ) UJl incorrigibility (/¡n.kridsa' bilati/), inveterate ^îUifâTi^ inveteratus, Ж ЙШ "long standing", i an inveterate gambler, ü ^ an inveterate drinker, an inveterate Наг H'M'MffciiW AfflB^Bff.
翁燕珩, 2003
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Interepizootic Conservation of Plague in Its Inveterate ...
An attempt is made to answer the following question: What is there still standing of the thesis which we have been defending for the past ten years, which makes the presence of rodents resistant to the plague the key to the long life of ...
M. Baltazard, Y. Karimi, M. Eftekhari, 1964
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NPNF1-06. St. Augustine: Sermon on the Mount; Harmony of the ...
Inveterate anger. If anger become inveterate, it is then called hatred. And this he seems to acknowledge, who when he had said, “Mine eye is disordered because of anger;” added, “I have become inveterate among all mine enemies.
Philip Schaff
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Annual Register
... had recognized the pacific disposition evinced by his majesty throughout the whole of its progress, and observed the inveterate hostility of the enemy; that while, on the one hand, his majesty had given an example of the greatest moderation, ...
Edmund Burke, 1800

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INVETERATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inveterate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Heading To Paris? The Beaches Are Ready So Bring Your Swimsuit
I'm a dual Colombian-Luxembourgish freelance journalist, inveterate traveler and writer based in the world's only Grand Duchy. I write a ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Obama to Visit Daily Show Before Stewart Retires | Digital Trends
Even President Obama wants to say “Jon Voyage” to the inveterate host of The Daily Show. Comedy Central announced today that Jon Stewart ... «Digital Trends, Jul 15»
3
Wabash College: Memorial Service Set for Tom Stokes …
Tom was an inveterate traveler around the globe, and recognizing this love and the way he inspired it in his students, his close friends and ... «Wabash College, Jul 15»
4
Aptly titled 'Trainwreck' scoops romance from the gutter - Catholic …
Also a heavy drinker and inveterate marijuana smoker, Amy writes for a sleazy men's magazine called S'Nuff. One day, her unscrupulous editor ... «CatholicPhilly.com, Jul 15»
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What's the real story behind the $3.8 trillion Chinese correction?
Roughly 5 percent to 6 percent of China's 1.4 billion people – a nation of inveterate gamblers – relish playing the stock market. Individuals ... «RT, Jul 15»
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LETTER: Christie tells it like it isn't - Asbury Park Press
He equivocates and prevaricates with inveterate ease to serve his interests. Christie learned at the start of his political career that lying pays off. «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
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Farmhouse style is big in KC: Here's a peek inside one | The Kansas …
Roy, an inveterate architecture buff, was struck by the harmonious repetition of three arched doorways in Andrea's farmhouse near the Kansas ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
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Greek Lessons for Americans - Counterpunch
The war on terror is getting old; even inveterate Islamophobes no longer enthuse over its endless continuation. No wonder, then, that the ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
9
It's OK if Japan wants to fudge its constitution — Noah Feldman …
Jackson was an inveterate pragmatist who knew something about geopolitics after serving as chief prosecutor at Nuremberg. His point was that ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
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Blackouts - News.com.au
I was an inveterate people-pleaser. I didn't realise how much pain I was swallowing. “Alcohol gets you halfway but not the whole way. «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»

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