admeasure

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verb

To measure.

OriginMiddle English amesure ← Anglo-Norman amesurer ← Medieval Latin admēnsūrō →
First used 15th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

verbadmeasure (third-person singular simple present admeasures, present participle admeasuring, simple past and past participle admeasured)

present singular third person admeasures · participle present admeasuring · participle past admeasured · past admeasured

  1. stativetransitiveTo measure.First known use 15th c.
  2. transitivelawTo survey and lay off a due portion to, as of dower in real estate or of pasture held in common.First known use 15th c.
  3. obsoletetransitiveTo delimit, to restrain.First known use 14th–18th c.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
quantify

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinadmēnsūrō
  2. Anglo-Normanamesurer
  3. Middle Englishamesure
  4. Englishadmeasure

From Middle English amesure, from Anglo-Norman amesurer, admesurer, from Medieval Latin admēnsūrō. Compare Classical Latin admētior (“measure out to”).

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “admeasure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admeasure.

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