admeasure
verb
ad·mea·sure ad-ˈme-zhər 
-ˈmā-
admeasured; admeasuring
transitive verb
: to determine the proper share of : apportion
Word History
Etymology
alteration (with initial a- conformed to Latin ad- ad-) of Middle English amesuren "to keep within measure, take the measure of," borrowed from Anglo-French amesurer, admesurer, from a- (going back to Latin ad-) + mesurer "to measure entry 2"
First Known Use
1534, in the meaning defined above
admeasures
verb
as in hands out
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- hands out
- measures
- doles out
- deals
- portions
- parcels (out)
- parts
- lots
- prorates
- meters
- splits
- divides
- dispenses
- shares (out)
- rations
- awards
- grants
- distributes
- assigns
- administers
- allocates
- apportions
- allots
- metes (out)
- accords
- chips in
- allows
- reapportions
- contributes
- reserves
- earmarks
- donates
- gives
- reassigns
- reallocates
- redistributes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- deprives (of)
- denies
- retains
- keeps
- withholds
- begrudges
- appropriates
- confiscates
- arrogates
- stints
- brought about
- brought around
- brought back
- brought back from the brink of
- brought before
- brought down
- brought forth
- brought in
- brought it all back
- brought off
- brought on
- brought out
- brought to
- brought to account
- brought to bear
- brought to light
- brought to task
- brought together
- brought up
- broughten
- brouhaha
- brouhahas
- brouillies
- brouillon
- brouillons