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Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuh-men-ser-it, -sher-
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmɛn sər ɪt, -ʃər-

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Définition of commensurate

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Late Latin commensuratus, from Latin com- "with" (see com-) + Late Latin mensuratus, past participle of mensurare "to measure," from mensura (see measure (v.)).
  • adj adequate, corresponding
Example sentences :
  • It is commensurate with the degree in which they themselves appear not in their work.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • No gratitude could be commensurate with the benefit I conferred upon you.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "My fee shall be commensurate with my inexperience," I smiled.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine
  • Whether the results were commensurate with our efforts I cannot say.
  • Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin
  • Love, which is commensurate with life, has innumerable phases.
  • Extract from : « What Is and What Might Be » by Edmond Holmes
  • Our attainments in these directions appear to be commensurate with our needs.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • Let the education of woman be commensurate with her influence.
  • Extract from : « The Young Maiden » by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
  • The dimensions of our luminary are commensurate with his importance.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball
  • Justice demands that punishment be commensurate with reward.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • What do adequate, commensurate, and sufficient alike signify?
  • Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald

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