quantitate

[ kwon-ti-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

, quan·ti·tat·ed, quan·ti·tat·ing.

1. to determine the quantity of, especially with precision.

Other Words From

• quanti·tation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of quantitate¹

First recorded in 1955–60; quantit(y) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

So I have to say, I don’t think we have the data to quantitate that.

From Slate

“There are some things we do every day that require risk — we get in a car and drive, getting in an airplane and flying. We can kind of quantitate that risk in our minds,” said Malani, who is not working with M.L.B. but has been advising the Big Ten Conference commissioner as part of a task force on sports issues related to the pandemic.

From New York Times

“We feel that the mitigation that we’re doing right now is having an effect. It’s very difficult to quantitate it because you have two dynamic things going on at the same time,” Fauci said.

From Slate

“I don’t believe we’re approaching the limits of negative interest rates or qualitative and quantitate easing,” Mr. Kuroda said, referring in part to the bank’s bond-buying program.

From New York Times

“The hard thing is to figure out who didn’t get prayed for. That’s what makes studies so hard to quantitate,” he said.

From Washington Times

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