commeasurev.
/kəˈmɛʒ(j)ʊə//kəˈmɛʒə/ 1. transitive. To measure as an exact equivalent; to equal in measure, be coextensive with.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > make equal [verb (transitive)] > be equivalent to
quitc1375
countervailc1380
containa1387
value1561
to go for ——1574
countervalue1581
weigh1583
avail1598
reanswer1598
commeasure1615
imply1634
equivalence1646
equivale1659
1615 Bp. J. Hall No Peace with Rome xviii, in Recoll. Treat. 877 What an absurd opposition is this..that a thing should be fitly commeasured by one place, and yet be in almost infinite.
1651 Bp. J. Hall Soules Farewell to Earth in Susurrium cum Deo 383 See all this happinesse not limited to thousands, nor yet millions of years, but commeasured by no less than eternity.
1842 Ld. Tennyson Œnone (rev. ed.) in Poems (new ed.) I. 126 Until..the full-grown will, Circled thro' all experiences, pure law, Commeasure perfect freedom.
2. To measure (a thing) with (another).
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > compare [verb (transitive)] > balance against
counterweighc1430
weigha1535
proportion1591
counterbalance1603
scalea1616
appoisea1670
counterpoise1685
tally1702
commeasure1849
benchmark1963
1849 A. H. Clough Poems & Prose Remains (1869) II. 28 A love, wherewith commeasured this Is weak and beggarly.
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