Admeasuring

/ədˈmɛʒərɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The present participle of admeasure; the act of measuring something officially and carefully.

Etymology

Present participle form (-ing suffix) of the verb admeasure, from ad- + measure. This gerund form allows the action of measuring to function as a noun or to describe an ongoing process.

Kelly Says

The -ing form transforms an action into something you can talk about as a thing itself—'the admeasuring of the estate took three weeks' sounds much more official and formal than just 'measuring.'

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