commensurate

Etymology

From Latin com- (“together, with”) + mēnsūrō.

adj

1. Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.
   commensurate punishments
   If it is essential in our interests to maintain a quasi-permanent position of power on the Asian mainland as against the Chinese then we must be prepared to continue to pay the present cost in Vietnam indefinitely and to meet any escalation on the other side with at least a commensurate escalation of commitment of our own. 1962, Senator Mike Mansfield, Report to the President on Southeast Asia-Vietnam
   Kettering will become an important interchange for passengers making these journeys, and EMR is considering improvements to the station's facilities commensurate with this status. 2019 October, Tony Miles, Philip Sherratt, “EMR kicks off new era”, in Modern Railways, page 54
2. (physics) Describing a crystal in which every atom or molecule is placed in the same relative position

verb

1. To reduce to a common measure.
2. To proportionate; to adjust.
   The rare temper and proportion, which the Church of England useth in commensurating the Forms of Absolution to the degrees of preparation and necessity, is to be observed 1679, Timothy Puller, The moderation of the Church of England considered as useful for allaying the present distempers which the indisposition of the time hath contracted