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Commensurate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Commensurate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

To reduce to a common measure.

"The committee decided that the penalties must be commensurate with the severity of each violation."

Adjective
1

corresponding in size or degree or extent

"pay should be commensurate with the time worked"

2

Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.

"The bonus he received was commensurate with his outstanding performance over the last year."

Related Terms
Antonyms
incommensurate
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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