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measure out

VERB
admeasure
Synonyms
STRONG
allocate apportion distribute divide lot ration share
WEAK
divvy divvy up mete
Antonyms
STRONG
collect gather hold keep maintain
VERB
administer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apply authorize deliver disburse distribute execute extend give impose perform provide regulate serve
STRONG
apportion bring contribute deal furnish inflict issue offer portion proffer supply tender
WEAK
dole out mete out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail hoard hold keep maintain refrain retain take withhold
STRONG
deny refuse shun take back withdraw
WEAK
forego frustrate mismanage neglect
VERB
disburse
Synonyms
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contribute dispense distribute expend pony up
STRONG
acquit deal defray disperse divide give partition use
WEAK
ante up come across come through come up with cough up divvy dole out foot the bill lay out outlay pay out put out shell out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hold keep take
STRONG
attach collect combine gather join unite
WEAK
deposit hoard retain save set aside
VERB
disperse
Synonyms
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break up circulate diffuse disappear disband discharge dislodge dispel dissipate dissolve scatter separate spray spread vanish
STRONG
banish besprinkle broadcast deal disburse dismiss disseminate eject intersperse partition propagate radiate rout scramble shed sow strew
WEAK
cast forth divvy dole out send off split up take off in all directions
Antonyms
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accumulate appear arrive collect gather marry unite
STRONG
hide hold keep welcome
WEAK
arrange assemble garner
VERB
distribute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administer allot apportion assign circulate disburse dispense disseminate donate give give away hand out issue present scatter share
STRONG
appropriate bestow consign convey deal diffuse disperse dispose divide endow parcel partition prorate radiate ration sow strew
WEAK
cut up deal out dish out divvy up dole out fork out lot out mete pass out pay out shell out slice up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
collect conceal gather hold keep receive refrain retain take withhold
STRONG
attach combine disarrange join maintain refuse unite
WEAK
hoard preserve store
VERB
divide
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cut partition share shift slice
STRONG
allocate allot apportion articulate deal disburse dispense disperse factor parcel portion prorate quota ration
WEAK
cut in cut one in cut up deal out dish out divvy up dole out fork out go fifty-fifty hand out hand over lot out piece up shell out slice up split up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
combine unite
STRONG
collect gather hold keep retain withhold
WEAK
agree append attach connect convince couple disarrange disorganize join link maintain persuade
VERB
divvy up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocate apportion
WEAK
cut cut up the pie dole out go halves mete out share split
Antonyms
STRONGEST
keep
VERB
graduate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rank
STRONG
arrange calibrate class group measure order proportion range regulate sort
WEAK
mark off
Antonyms
STRONG
disorder disorganize disperse mix up scatter
VERB
partition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
subdivide
STRONG
apportion cut deal disburse dispense disperse distribute portion screen section segment separate share slice split
WEAK
cut in cut into cut up divvy up dole out fence off parcel out size into split up wall off
Antonyms
STRONG
collect combine gather hoard hold join keep unite
WEAK
attach
VERB
ration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allot conserve give out restrict
STRONG
allocate apportion assign budget control deal distribute divvy dole issue limit mete parcel proportion prorate quota save share
WEAK
divvy up mete out parcel out
Antonyms
STRONG
hold keep let go
WEAK
collect gather

Example Sentences

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He had to hurry, Lifshitz said, and measure out five new plots before the hostages got home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

To easily measure out gochujang, swipe the inside of a measuring cup with a little neutral oil, which will get it to slip right out.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023

Now is also a good time to measure out your essential oils into an extra measuring cup, for ease of adding them later.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2022

But because of the plan to measure out his innings, the Nationals chose to not put Henry in major league camp for a second straight spring.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

Sometimes the light quanta seemed to measure out at three or four meters long; sometimes they appeared to be “just a little bundle of energy,” Beams recalled.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik