intemerate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in temər it)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•tem•er•ate  (in temər it),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. inviolate;
    undefiled;
    unsullied;
    pure.
  • Latin intemerātus, equivalent. to in- in-3 + temerā(re) to violate, desecrate + -tus past participle suffix
  • 1485–95
in•temer•ate•ly, adv. 
in•temer•ate•ness, n. 


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