Ap‐prox″i‐mate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Approximated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Approximating.] 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.