shoot vs mensurate

shoot is a noun but mensurate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shoot	Yes	No	Yes	No
mensurate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mensurate is a hypernym of shoot; that is, mensurate is a word with a broader meaning than shoot:

shoot: measure the altitude of by using a sextant
mensurate: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

Other hypernyms of shoot include measure, measure out.

shoot (noun)	mensurate (noun)
the act of shooting at targets
a new branch

shoot (verb)	mensurate (verb)
give an injection to	determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
produce buds, branches, or germinate
measure the altitude of by using a sextant
record on photographic film
make a film or photograph of something
utter fast and forcefully
fire a shot; release
hit with a missile from a weapon
score
spend frivolously and unwisely
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
throw dice, as in a crap game
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
run or move very quickly or hastily
move quickly and violently
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
cause a sharp and sudden pain in
kill by firing a missile
emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully