quantitate

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈkwɑntɪˌteɪt/ UK /ˈkwɒntɪteɪt/ See IPA manual

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1

verb
to measure or express the amount of something; to quantify

The assay was used to quantitate protein in each sample.

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1 verb · to measure or express the... quantify measure gauge calculate assay determine

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Derived forms quantitation

Related forms quantity quantitative quantum quantifier

Etymology

A back-formation from quantitation, from Latin quantitas ('quantity'), from quantus ('how much').

quantitas Latin quantus Latin

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Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives

# quantitate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈkwɑntɪˌteɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˈkwɒntɪteɪt

## Meanings
1. to measure or express the amount of something; to quantify

## Examples
- The assay was used to quantitate protein in each sample.

## Synonyms
- quantify
- measure
- gauge
- calculate
- assay
- determine

## Derived Forms
- quantitation

## Related Forms
- quantity
- quantitative
- quantum
- quantifier

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: quantitas
- Root: quantus

## Etymology
A back-formation from quantitation, from Latin quantitas ('quantity'), from quantus ('how much').

## AI Etymology
Quantitate is a back-formation from quantitation, from Latin quantitas ('quantity'), from quantus ('how much'). Important recorded forms include quantitas (Latin) and quantus (Latin). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to measure or express the amount of something; to quantify. The wider family includes derived forms such as quantitation and related words such as quantity, quantitative, quantum, and quantifier.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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