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admeasure

[ ad-mezh-er ]

verb (used with object)

, ad·meas·ured, ad·meas·ur·ing.
  1. to measure off or out; apportion.
  2. Nautical. to measure the dimensions and capacity of a vessel, as for official registration.

admeasure

/ ædˈmɛʒə /

verb

  1. to measure out (land, etc) as a share; apportion
  2. tr to determine the dimensions, capacity, weight, and other details of (a vessel), as for an official registration, documentation, or yacht handicap rating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • adˈmeasurement, noun
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Other Words From

  • ad·measur·er noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of admeasure1

1300–50; Middle English amesuren < Middle French amesurer, with ad- replacing a- 5; measure
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Word History and Origins

Origin of admeasure1

C14: amesuren, from Old French amesurer, from mesurer to measure ; the modern form derives from ad- + measure

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