commensurate
[ kuh-men-ser-it, -sher- ]
/ kəˈmɛn sər ɪt, -ʃər- /
adjective
corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
proportionate; adequate: a solution commensurate to the seriousness of the problem.
having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.
having a common measure or divisor; commensurable.
RELATED WORDS
fairly, equally, justly, squarely, precisely, equitably, proportionately, identically, alike, exactly, tied, analogously, correspondingly, equivalently, fifty-fifty, impartially, symmetrically, synonymously, abundantly, amply
Nearby words
- commendation,
- commendatory,
- commensal,
- commensalism,
- commensurable,
- comment,
- commentariat,
- commentary,
- commentate,
- commentative
Origin of commensurate
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Examples from the Web for commensurately
He wished at once that he could get something which would pay him commensurately with his ability.
The "Genius"|Theodore DreiserBut this change has not commensurately affected the German universities.
But they have not improved either in marching or in fighting at all commensurately with the improved appliances.
Camps, Quarters and Casual Places|Archibald Forbes
commensurate
/ (kəˈmɛnsərɪt, -ʃə-) /
adjective
having the same extent or duration
corresponding in degree, amount, or size; proportionate
able to be measured by a common standard; commensurable
Word Origin for commensurate
C17: from Late Latin commēnsūrātus, from Latin com- same + mēnsurāre to measure
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commensurate
1640s, from Late Latin commensuratus, from Latin com- "with" (see com-) + Late Latin mensuratus, past participle of mensurare "to measure," from mensura (see measure (v.)).
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