What does "commensurate" mean?
Commensurate: To proportionate; to adjust. T. Puller
Additional senses
- 2.Having a common measure; commensurable; reducible to a common measure; as, commensurate quantities.
- 3.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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