meter vs measure

meter and measure both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meter	Yes	No	Yes	No
measure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, meter and measure are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of meter include beat, cadence, metre.

As verbs, measure is a hypernym of meter; that is, measure is a word with a broader meaning than meter:

Other hypernyms of meter include quantify.

meter (noun)	measure (noun)
any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration	the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse	any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)	measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
	a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
	musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
	(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
	a statute in draft before it becomes law
	a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

meter (verb)	measure (verb)
measure with a meter	express as a number or measure or quantity
stamp with a meter indicating the postage	determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
	evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
	have certain dimensions