quantify

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/ UK /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #44308

Meanings

1

verb
To measure or express something as a number or amount.

It is hard to quantify the value of a good education.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to measure or express... measure

More admeasurebemetebenchmark enumerate metenumericalize

Opposites

assume guessmismeasure

Word family

Forms quantifiedquantifiesquantifying

Derived forms misquantifyoverquantifyquantifiabilityquantifiablerequantifysemiquantify

Related forms classify estimate eyeballoperationalize

Etymology

From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).

*kʷ- Proto-Indo-European quantifico la-med

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Actions & Processes

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# quantify

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/
**Frequency rank:** 44308

## Meanings
1. To measure or express something as a number or amount.

## Examples
- It is hard to quantify the value of a good education.

## Synonyms
- admeasure
- bemete
- benchmark
- enumerate
- measure
- mete
- numericalize

## Antonyms
- assume
- guess
- mismeasure

## Derived Forms
- misquantify
- overquantify
- quantifiability
- quantifiable
- requantify
- semiquantify

## Related Forms
- classify
- estimate
- eyeball
- operationalize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kʷ-
- Root: quantifico

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).

## AI Etymology
Quantify comes from Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic). The historical chain includes *kʷ- (Proto-Indo-European), quantifico (la-med). In present-day English it covers to measure or express something as a number or amount. The wider family includes derived forms such as misquantify, overquantify, quantifiability, quantifiable, requantify and related forms such as classify, estimate, eyeball, operationalize.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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