commensurate
To reduce to a common measureTo reduce to a common measure.
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Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)To reduce to a common measure.
(obsolete)To proportionate; to adjust.
Origin
First attested in 1641; borrowed from Late Latin commēnsūrātus, from com- (“together, withFirst attested in 1641; borrowed from Late Latin commēnsūrātus, from com- (“together, with”) + mēnsūrātus, perfect passive participle of mēnsūrō (“to measure, to estimate”), (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin mēnsūra (“measure”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
commensurates, commensurating, commensurated, commensuratedregular · Lesson
| Base form | commensurate · to commensurate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | commensurates |
| Present participle | commensurating |
| Past simple | commensurated |
| Past participle | commensurated |
Tenses
commensurate · commensurated · will commensurate · have commensuratedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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