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com⋅men⋅su⋅rate

  [kuh-men-ser-it, -sher-]
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–adjective
1. having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.
2. corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
3. proportionate; adequate.
4. having a common measure; commensurable.
Origin:
1635–45; < LL commēnsūrātus, equiv. to L com- com- + mēnsūrātus (ptp. of mēnsūrāre to measure ); see -ate 1

Related forms:
com⋅men⋅su⋅rate⋅ly, adverb
com⋅men⋅su⋅rate⋅ness, noun
com⋅men⋅su⋅ra⋅tion  [kuh-men-suh-rey-shuhn, -shuh-] , noun
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com·men·su·rate   (kə-měn'sər-ĭt, -shər-)   
adj.  
  1. Of the same size, extent, or duration as another.
  2. Corresponding in size or degree; proportionate: a salary commensurate with my performance.
  3. Measurable by a common standard; commensurable.

[Late Latin commēnsūrātus : Latin com-, com- + mēnsūrātus (from past participle of mēnsūrāre, to measure, from Latin mēnsūra, measure; see measure).]
com·men'su·rate·ly adv., com·men'su·ra'tion n.
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Commensurate

Com*men"su*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commensurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commensurating.] [Pref. com- + mensurate.]

1. To reduce to a common measure. --Sir T. Browne.

2. To proportionate; to adjust. --T. Puller

Commensurate

Com*men"su*rate\, a. 1. Having a common measure; commensurable; reducible to a common measure; as, commensurate quantities.

2. Equal in measure or extent; proportionate.

Those who are persuaded that they shall continue forever, can not choose but aspire after a happiness commensurate to their duration. --Tillotson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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commensurate 
c.1400, from L.L. commensuratus, from L. com- "with" + L.L. mensuratus, pp. of mensurare "to measure," from mensura (see measure).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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