quantify B2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to measure or express... measure More admeasurebemetebenchmarkenumeratemetenumericalize ↔ Opposites assumeguessmismeasure Word family Forms quantifiedquantifiesquantifying Derived forms misquantifyoverquantifyquantifiabilityquantifiablerequantifysemiquantify Related forms classifyestimateeyeballoperationalize Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic). *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European quantifico la-med View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Numbers & Quantity - Mathematics & Measurement markdown