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in•tem•er•ate
(in tem′ər it),USA pronunciation adj.
in•tem′er•ate•ly, adv.
in•tem′er•ate•ness, n.
- inviolate;
undefiled;
unsullied;
pure.
- Latin intemerātus, equivalent. to in- in-3 + temerā(re) to violate, desecrate + -tus past participle suffix
- 1485–95
in•tem′er•ate•ness, n.