Can commensurate be used as a transitive verb?
I need to make two datasets commensurate. Can I "commensurate" them?
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I need to make two datasets commensurate. Can I "commensurate" them?
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asked Apr 12 '16 at 15:34
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@JohnClifford - Since I found it in my large dead-tree OED (whose sheer mass makes it about as "official" as you can get, short of reanimating the ghost of Samuel Johnson) I went ahead and made it an "answer." I agree though, that it's not a locution I'd live to love. Cheers!
– Rob_Ster
Apr 12 '16 at 15:50
Depending on exactly what you want to say, maybe "reconcile" would meet your needs. I say this mostly because, like others, I happen to to like the sound of commensurate as a transitive verb.
– Hugh Meyers
Apr 12 '16 at 18:54
wouldn't condition them work?
– Phil Sweet
Apr 13 '16 at 16:21
commensurate - corresponding in size or degree; in proportion. synonyms: equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparable, proportionate, proportional. You might consider equalize (or perhaps normalize if you're using commensurate more loosely to mean "easily compared, having similar values in the same units of measure"). But OED has as definition 2 for the verb commensurate: (trans.) To make commensurate; to proportion; to make to correspond in nature.
– FumbleFingers
Apr 13 '16 at 16:59
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I need to make two datasets commensurate. Can I "commensurate" them?
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asked Apr 12 '16 at 15:34
J KellyJ Kelly
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I need to make two datasets commensurate. Can I "commensurate" them?
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asked Apr 12 '16 at 15:34
J KellyJ Kelly
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asked Apr 12 '16 at 15:34
J KellyJ Kelly
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asked Apr 12 '16 at 15:34
J KellyJ Kelly
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asked Apr 12 '16 at 15:34
J KellyJ Kelly
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asked Apr 12 '16 at 15:34
J KellyJ Kelly
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@JohnClifford - Since I found it in my large dead-tree OED (whose sheer mass makes it about as "official" as you can get, short of reanimating the ghost of Samuel Johnson) I went ahead and made it an "answer." I agree though, that it's not a locution I'd live to love. Cheers!
– Rob_Ster
Apr 12 '16 at 15:50
Depending on exactly what you want to say, maybe "reconcile" would meet your needs. I say this mostly because, like others, I happen to to like the sound of commensurate as a transitive verb.
– Hugh Meyers
Apr 12 '16 at 18:54
wouldn't condition them work?
– Phil Sweet
Apr 13 '16 at 16:21
commensurate - corresponding in size or degree; in proportion. synonyms: equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparable, proportionate, proportional. You might consider equalize (or perhaps normalize if you're using commensurate more loosely to mean "easily compared, having similar values in the same units of measure"). But OED has as definition 2 for the verb commensurate: (trans.) To make commensurate; to proportion; to make to correspond in nature.
– FumbleFingers
Apr 13 '16 at 16:59
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@JohnClifford - Since I found it in my large dead-tree OED (whose sheer mass makes it about as "official" as you can get, short of reanimating the ghost of Samuel Johnson) I went ahead and made it an "answer." I agree though, that it's not a locution I'd live to love. Cheers!
– Rob_Ster
Apr 12 '16 at 15:50
Depending on exactly what you want to say, maybe "reconcile" would meet your needs. I say this mostly because, like others, I happen to to like the sound of commensurate as a transitive verb.
– Hugh Meyers
Apr 12 '16 at 18:54
wouldn't condition them work?
– Phil Sweet
Apr 13 '16 at 16:21
commensurate - corresponding in size or degree; in proportion. synonyms: equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparable, proportionate, proportional. You might consider equalize (or perhaps normalize if you're using commensurate more loosely to mean "easily compared, having similar values in the same units of measure"). But OED has as definition 2 for the verb commensurate: (trans.) To make commensurate; to proportion; to make to correspond in nature.
– FumbleFingers
Apr 13 '16 at 16:59
@JohnClifford - Since I found it in my large dead-tree OED (whose sheer mass makes it about as "official" as you can get, short of reanimating the ghost of Samuel Johnson) I went ahead and made it an "answer." I agree though, that it's not a locution I'd live to love. Cheers!
– Rob_Ster
Apr 12 '16 at 15:50
@JohnClifford - Since I found it in my large dead-tree OED (whose sheer mass makes it about as "official" as you can get, short of reanimating the ghost of Samuel Johnson) I went ahead and made it an "answer." I agree though, that it's not a locution I'd live to love. Cheers!
– Rob_Ster
Apr 12 '16 at 15:50
Depending on exactly what you want to say, maybe "reconcile" would meet your needs. I say this mostly because, like others, I happen to to like the sound of commensurate as a transitive verb.
– Hugh Meyers
Apr 12 '16 at 18:54
Depending on exactly what you want to say, maybe "reconcile" would meet your needs. I say this mostly because, like others, I happen to to like the sound of commensurate as a transitive verb.
– Hugh Meyers
Apr 12 '16 at 18:54
wouldn't condition them work?
– Phil Sweet
Apr 13 '16 at 16:21
wouldn't condition them work?
– Phil Sweet
Apr 13 '16 at 16:21
commensurate - corresponding in size or degree; in proportion. synonyms: equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparable, proportionate, proportional. You might consider equalize (or perhaps normalize if you're using commensurate more loosely to mean "easily compared, having similar values in the same units of measure"). But OED has as definition 2 for the verb commensurate: (trans.) To make commensurate; to proportion; to make to correspond in nature.
– FumbleFingers
Apr 13 '16 at 16:59
commensurate - corresponding in size or degree; in proportion. synonyms: equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparable, proportionate, proportional. You might consider equalize (or perhaps normalize if you're using commensurate more loosely to mean "easily compared, having similar values in the same units of measure"). But OED has as definition 2 for the verb commensurate: (trans.) To make commensurate; to proportion; to make to correspond in nature.
– FumbleFingers
Apr 13 '16 at 16:59
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According to the OED, you can. It lists a transitive definition of commensurate with a citation in 1655. If you wish to "proportion, or make to correspond in nature", then this is your word.
Caveat:
Just because this use of commensurate appears in the OED, don't feel compelled to adopt it, however.
The Ngram viewer shows a frequency of 0.000001% for the infinitive "to commensurate" - not an altogether fair snapshot, but enough to suggest that one uses the word as a verb at the peril of having it questioned here on EL&U or by even higher authorities.
answered Apr 12 '16 at 15:46
Rob_SterRob_Ster
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If I were going to use any verb for this, I'd probably use "proportion" as that is a better-known more commonly-used one. Good find, though, +1.
– John Clifford
Apr 12 '16 at 15:47
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Several of those ngram hits are of the form incommensurate-to-commensurate and entitled to commensurate wages. These are not transitive forms, so I'll take the invitation and question the proposed usage.
– Lawrence
Apr 13 '16 at 8:09
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How about the following sentence. It looks like a verb to me. Or is this word becoming a verb?
"Also needed is a new sense of confidence in the state's ability to deliver, and commensurate investment in skills, capabilities, and people"
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According to the OED, you can. It lists a transitive definition of commensurate with a citation in 1655. If you wish to "proportion, or make to correspond in nature", then this is your word.
Caveat:
Just because this use of commensurate appears in the OED, don't feel compelled to adopt it, however.
The Ngram viewer shows a frequency of 0.000001% for the infinitive "to commensurate" - not an altogether fair snapshot, but enough to suggest that one uses the word as a verb at the peril of having it questioned here on EL&U or by even higher authorities.
answered Apr 12 '16 at 15:46
Rob_SterRob_Ster
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If I were going to use any verb for this, I'd probably use "proportion" as that is a better-known more commonly-used one. Good find, though, +1.
– John Clifford
Apr 12 '16 at 15:47
1
Several of those ngram hits are of the form incommensurate-to-commensurate and entitled to commensurate wages. These are not transitive forms, so I'll take the invitation and question the proposed usage.
– Lawrence
Apr 13 '16 at 8:09
add a comment |
According to the OED, you can. It lists a transitive definition of commensurate with a citation in 1655. If you wish to "proportion, or make to correspond in nature", then this is your word.
Caveat:
Just because this use of commensurate appears in the OED, don't feel compelled to adopt it, however.
The Ngram viewer shows a frequency of 0.000001% for the infinitive "to commensurate" - not an altogether fair snapshot, but enough to suggest that one uses the word as a verb at the peril of having it questioned here on EL&U or by even higher authorities.
answered Apr 12 '16 at 15:46
Rob_SterRob_Ster
5,15211026
If I were going to use any verb for this, I'd probably use "proportion" as that is a better-known more commonly-used one. Good find, though, +1.
– John Clifford
Apr 12 '16 at 15:47
1
Several of those ngram hits are of the form incommensurate-to-commensurate and entitled to commensurate wages. These are not transitive forms, so I'll take the invitation and question the proposed usage.
– Lawrence
Apr 13 '16 at 8:09
add a comment |
According to the OED, you can. It lists a transitive definition of commensurate with a citation in 1655. If you wish to "proportion, or make to correspond in nature", then this is your word.
Caveat:
Just because this use of commensurate appears in the OED, don't feel compelled to adopt it, however.
The Ngram viewer shows a frequency of 0.000001% for the infinitive "to commensurate" - not an altogether fair snapshot, but enough to suggest that one uses the word as a verb at the peril of having it questioned here on EL&U or by even higher authorities.
answered Apr 12 '16 at 15:46
Rob_SterRob_Ster
5,15211026
According to the OED, you can. It lists a transitive definition of commensurate with a citation in 1655. If you wish to "proportion, or make to correspond in nature", then this is your word.
Caveat:
Just because this use of commensurate appears in the OED, don't feel compelled to adopt it, however.
The Ngram viewer shows a frequency of 0.000001% for the infinitive "to commensurate" - not an altogether fair snapshot, but enough to suggest that one uses the word as a verb at the peril of having it questioned here on EL&U or by even higher authorities.
answered Apr 12 '16 at 15:46
Rob_SterRob_Ster
5,15211026
answered Apr 12 '16 at 15:46
Rob_SterRob_Ster
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answered Apr 12 '16 at 15:46
Rob_SterRob_Ster
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answered Apr 12 '16 at 15:46
Rob_SterRob_Ster
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If I were going to use any verb for this, I'd probably use "proportion" as that is a better-known more commonly-used one. Good find, though, +1.
– John Clifford
Apr 12 '16 at 15:47
1
Several of those ngram hits are of the form incommensurate-to-commensurate and entitled to commensurate wages. These are not transitive forms, so I'll take the invitation and question the proposed usage.
– Lawrence
Apr 13 '16 at 8:09
add a comment |
If I were going to use any verb for this, I'd probably use "proportion" as that is a better-known more commonly-used one. Good find, though, +1.
– John Clifford
Apr 12 '16 at 15:47
1
Several of those ngram hits are of the form incommensurate-to-commensurate and entitled to commensurate wages. These are not transitive forms, so I'll take the invitation and question the proposed usage.
– Lawrence
Apr 13 '16 at 8:09
If I were going to use any verb for this, I'd probably use "proportion" as that is a better-known more commonly-used one. Good find, though, +1.
– John Clifford
Apr 12 '16 at 15:47
If I were going to use any verb for this, I'd probably use "proportion" as that is a better-known more commonly-used one. Good find, though, +1.
– John Clifford
Apr 12 '16 at 15:47
1
1
Several of those ngram hits are of the form incommensurate-to-commensurate and entitled to commensurate wages. These are not transitive forms, so I'll take the invitation and question the proposed usage.
– Lawrence
Apr 13 '16 at 8:09
Several of those ngram hits are of the form incommensurate-to-commensurate and entitled to commensurate wages. These are not transitive forms, so I'll take the invitation and question the proposed usage.
– Lawrence
Apr 13 '16 at 8:09
add a comment |
How about the following sentence. It looks like a verb to me. Or is this word becoming a verb?
"Also needed is a new sense of confidence in the state's ability to deliver, and commensurate investment in skills, capabilities, and people"
answered 2 mins ago
whowhenhowwhowhenhow
84
add a comment |
How about the following sentence. It looks like a verb to me. Or is this word becoming a verb?
"Also needed is a new sense of confidence in the state's ability to deliver, and commensurate investment in skills, capabilities, and people"
answered 2 mins ago
whowhenhowwhowhenhow
84
add a comment |
How about the following sentence. It looks like a verb to me. Or is this word becoming a verb?
"Also needed is a new sense of confidence in the state's ability to deliver, and commensurate investment in skills, capabilities, and people"
answered 2 mins ago
whowhenhowwhowhenhow
84
How about the following sentence. It looks like a verb to me. Or is this word becoming a verb?
"Also needed is a new sense of confidence in the state's ability to deliver, and commensurate investment in skills, capabilities, and people"
answered 2 mins ago
whowhenhowwhowhenhow
84
answered 2 mins ago
whowhenhowwhowhenhow
84
answered 2 mins ago
whowhenhowwhowhenhow
84
answered 2 mins ago
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@JohnClifford - Since I found it in my large dead-tree OED (whose sheer mass makes it about as "official" as you can get, short of reanimating the ghost of Samuel Johnson) I went ahead and made it an "answer." I agree though, that it's not a locution I'd live to love. Cheers!
– Rob_Ster
Apr 12 '16 at 15:50
Depending on exactly what you want to say, maybe "reconcile" would meet your needs. I say this mostly because, like others, I happen to to like the sound of commensurate as a transitive verb.
– Hugh Meyers
Apr 12 '16 at 18:54
wouldn't condition them work?
– Phil Sweet
Apr 13 '16 at 16:21
commensurate - corresponding in size or degree; in proportion. synonyms: equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparable, proportionate, proportional. You might consider equalize (or perhaps normalize if you're using commensurate more loosely to mean "easily compared, having similar values in the same units of measure"). But OED has as definition 2 for the verb commensurate: (trans.) To make commensurate; to proportion; to make to correspond in nature.
– FumbleFingers
Apr 13 '16 at 16:59