Admeasures

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To assess or determine the extent, amount, or size of something typically using a careful or measured approach ; to allot or assign portions of resources or space based on calculation ; to appraise or evaluate by measuring dimensions or quantities
2. To estimate or calculate the dimensions or quantity of an object or area ; to distribute or allocate parts or shares in accordance with measurement ; to gauge or assess something by means of measurement standards
3. To measure with precision for the purpose of determining extent or quantity ; to proportionally allocate or divide according to measured assessment ; to evaluate size or amount through systematic measurement methods

Etymology: "Admeasures" is the third-person singular present form of "admeasure," meaning to measure out fairly or apportion by measurement. The verb descends from Anglo-Norman "amesurer" and "admesurer," which in turn came from Medieval Latin "admēnsūrō," a formation built on the Latin prefix "ad-" ("to") and a root meaning measure. Its ancestor in Classical Latin, "admētior," meant to measure out to someone, and that sense of allotting a share is what the English word keeps. The word reached English in Middle English as "amesure," so it has been part of the language for several centuries and is most often met in legal and financial contexts, where dividing up a shared quantity by a fixed standard is the central idea. The "d" that appears in the modern spelling was restored from the Anglo-Norman forms, which had preserved it from Latin.

Synonyms: measures, assesses, evaluates

Antonyms: ignores, overlooks