Meaning of COMMENSURATE
| Pronunciation: | | ku'mensurit
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[adj] corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked" |
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COMMENSURATE is a 12 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | coextensive, commensurable, conterminous, corresponding, coterminous, in proportion to, proportionate |
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| | Antonyms: | | incommensurate | | |
| | See Also: | | equal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Com*men"su*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Commensurated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commensurating}.] [Pref.
com- + mensurate.]
1. To reduce to a common measure. --Sir T. Browne.
2. To proportionate; to adjust. --T. Puller
\Com*men"su*rate\, a.
1. Having a common measure; commensurable; reducible to a
common measure; as, commensurate quantities.
2. Equal in measure or extent; proportionate.
Those who are persuaded that they shall continue
forever, can not choose but aspire after a happiness
commensurate to their duration. --Tillotson.
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