admeasure

American

[ad-mezh-er] / ædˈmɛʒ ər /

verb (used with object)

admeasured, admeasuring

to measure off or out; apportion.
Nautical. to measure the dimensions and capacity of a vessel, as for official registration.

admeasure British

/ ædˈmɛʒə /

verb

to measure out (land, etc) as a share; apportion
(tr) to determine the dimensions, capacity, weight, and other details of (a vessel), as for an official registration, documentation, or yacht handicap rating

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Other Word Forms

admeasurement noun
admeasurer noun

Etymology

Origin of admeasure

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

Example Sentences

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In order to be able to admeasure this sufficiently, prehistoric studies are advisable, nay, necessary.

From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.

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