adˈmezhə(r), -āzh- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by such words as administer, admit ) of Middle English amesuren, from Middle French amesurer, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + mesurer to measure — more at measure
: to determine the proper share of : apportion
admeasure land among heirs
: mete out
the ally of the judge in the business of admeasuring the sentence — B.N.Cardozo