Monday, June 21, 2010

COMMENSURATE

commensurate:

- equal in measure, extent, or duration
- corresponding in size or degree or extent; proportionate
- having a common measure; commensurable; reducible to a common measure; as, commensurate quantities

Example: A new era, Hoover called it, one that was witnessing breathtaking transformations in traditional ways of life and that demanded commensurate transformations in the institutions and techniques of government. [Reference: David M. Kennedy, Freedom from Fear]