quantitate
Americanverb (used with object)
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Origin of quantitate
First recorded in 1955–60; quantit(y) + -ate 1
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A measurement of free energy is used to quantitate these energy transfers.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
So I have to say, I don’t think we have the data to quantitate that.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2021
“We feel that the mitigation that we’re doing right now is having an effect. It’s very difficult to quantitate it because you have two dynamic things going on at the same time,” Fauci said.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2020
V. quantify, measure, fix, estimate, determine, quantitate, enumerate.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
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