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ad·meas·ure
(ăd-mĕzh'ər) 
tr.v., -ured, -ur·ing, -ures.
To divide and distribute proportionally; apportion.
admeasurer ad·meas'ur·er n.
tr.v., -ured, -ur·ing, -ures.
To divide and distribute proportionally; apportion.
[Middle English amesuren, from Old French amesurer : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + mesurer, to measure (from Late Latin mēnsūrāre, to measure , from Latin mēnsūra, measure; see measure).]
admeasurement ad·meas'ure·ment n.admeasurer ad·meas'ur·er n.
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