commensurate

[ kuh-men-ser-it, -sher- ]

/ kəˈmɛn sər ɪt, -ʃər- /

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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.

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Origin of commensurate

1635–45; <Late Latin commēnsūrātus, equivalent to Latin com-com- + mēnsūrātus (past participle of mēnsūrāre to measure); see -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM commensurate

com·men·su·rate·ly, adverbcom·men·su·rate·ness, nouncom·men·su·ra·tion

[kuh-men-suh-rey-shuhn, -shuh-], /kəˌmɛn səˈreɪ ʃən, -ʃə-/, nounun·com·men·su·rate, adjective

un·com·men·su·rate·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH commensurate

commensurate , commiserate

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How to use commensurate in a sentence

We need to shift institutions to serve the public interest in ways that are commensurate with the nature and scale of the challenges we face.
Big Tech’s attention economy can be reformed. Here’s how.|Gideon Lichfield|January 10, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Ambitious meaning in the range of a 45% to 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on 2005 levels by 2030, a level commensurate with Europe.
The U.S. Just Officially Left the Paris Agreement. Can it Be a Leader in the Climate Fight Again?|Ciara Nugent|November 4, 2020|Time
Lindsey Purcell, a master arborist and urban forestry expert at Purdue University, said the amount of tree clearing should be commensurate with the amount of power that runs through the line.
Regulators Approve SDG&E Wildfire Plan Despite Serious Flaw|MacKenzie Elmer|September 25, 2020|Voice of San Diego
And if more than one of these elements are to be considered, how are they to be treated commensurately?
Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods|Harry L. Hollingworth

But this change has not commensurately affected the German universities.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine--Vol. 54, No. 333, July 1843|Various
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
The feeling of loyalty which the child has for his home does not extend commensurately to the school.
New Ideals in Rural Schools|George Herbert Betts
Presently it was apparent that as the distance from Yellow Sky grew shorter, the husband became commensurately restless.
The Open Boat and Other Stories|Stephen Crane

British Dictionary definitions for commensurate

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

Derived forms of commensurate

commensurately, adverbcommensurateness, nouncommensuration (kəˌmɛnsəˈreɪʃən, -ʃə-), noun

Word Origin for commensurate

C17: from Late Latin commēnsūrātus, from Latin com- same + mēnsurāre to measure

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