mensurate

English

Etymology

First attested in 1653; borrowed from Latin mēnsūrātus, perfect passive participle of mēnsūrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of measure.

Verb

mensurate (third-person singular simple present mensurates, present participle mensurating, simple past and past participle mensurated)

  1. (obsolete) To measure absolutely the height, latitude and longitude of a point on the earth.
  2. (military) To measure accurately and precisely the position of an object. Not to be confused with refinement.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

mēnsūrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of mēnsūrō

Participle

mēnsūrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of mēnsūrātus

References

Spanish

Verb

mensurate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of mensurar combined with te