quantitate

American

[kwon-ti-teyt] / ˈkwɒn tɪˌteɪt /

verb (used with object)

quantitated, quantitating

to determine the quantity of, especially with precision.

Other Word Forms

quantitation noun

Etymology

Origin of quantitate

First recorded in 1955–60; quantit(y) + -ate ¹

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Example Sentences

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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

Hæc Regio Manchus, pro sui quantitate reputatur melior, delectabilior, et omnium bonorum abundantior de cunctis ibi propè Regionibus.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard

Inter quæ papilionem vnum quantitate maximum, qualitate optimum perspeximus.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard

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