ad·mea·sure \adˈmezhə(r), -āzh-\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by such words as administer, admit) of Middle English amesuren, from Middle French amesurer, from a- (from Latin ad-) + mesurer to measure — more at measure : to determine the proper share of : apportion < admeasure land among heirs > : mete out < the ally of the judge in the business of admeasuring the sentence — B.N.Cardozo >