Meanings
verbmetricate (third-person singular simple present metricates, present participle metricating, simple past and past participle metricated)
present singular third person metricates · participle present metricating · participle past metricated · past metricated
- intransitiveTo express physical quantities using the metric system.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo convert to the use of the metric system.
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More synonyms by meaning
verbconvert from a non-metric to the metric system
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From metric + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
metricate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metricate
MLA
“metricate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metricate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metricate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metricate.
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