"measurebate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: measurebates [present, singular, third-person], measurebating [participle, present], measurebated [participle, past], measurebated [past]
Etymology: Blend of measure + masturbate Etymology templates: {{blend|en|measure|masturbate}} Blend of measure + masturbate Head templates: {{en-verb}} measurebate (third-person singular simple present measurebates, present participle measurebating, simple past and past participle measurebated)
  1. (slang) To focus excessively on technical specifications (of a camera or other electronic device). Tags: slang Categories (topical): Photography Synonyms (obsess over): geek out Derived forms: measurebation, measurebator
    Sense id: en-measurebate-en-verb-O9RbK5s9 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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