Commensurate
Pronunciation : Com*men"su*rate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. com- + mensurate.]
Definition : 1. To reduce to a common measure. Sir T. Browne.
2. To proportionate; to adjust. T. Puller
t. [imp. & p. p. Commensurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commensurating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Com*men"su*rate
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Having a common measure; commensurable; reducible to a common measure; as, commensurate quantities.
2. Equal in measure or extent; proportionate. Those who are persuaded that they shall continue forever, can not choose but aspire after a hapiness commensurate to their duration. Tillotson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913