admeasure

verb

ad·​mea·​sure ad-ˈme-zhər 

-ˈmā-

admeasured; admeasuring

transitive verb

: to determine the proper share of : apportion

Word History

Etymology

alteration (with initial a- conformed to Latin ad- ad-) of Middle English amesuren "to keep within measure, take the measure of," borrowed from Anglo-French amesurer, admesurer, from a- (going back to Latin ad-) + mesurer "to measure entry 2"

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for admeasure

• displeasure
• countermeasure
• leisure
• measure
• pleasure
• treasure