admeasure
English
Etymology
From Middle English amesure, from Anglo-Norman amesurer, admesurer, from Medieval Latin admēnsūrō. Compare Classical Latin admētior (“measure out to”).
Verb
admeasure (third-person singular simple present admeasures, present participle admeasuring, simple past and past participle admeasured)
Derived terms
References
- “admeasure”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “admeasure, v.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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