tantamount /ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/adjective 1noun 1verb 1forms 5 adjective1 •Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.[…] expecting the woman to take her attacker into physical custody is tantamount to preventing the arrest. If she could handle him, she probably would not need to call the police in the first place. — 1981 noun1 •(no longer used) Something which has the same value or amount (as something else). (attributive use passing into adjective, below) verb1 •(no longer used) To amount to as much; to be equivalent.[…] and yet this will not tant’amount to an immediate Divine institution for Deacons, and how can it then for Presbyters ? — 1657 formstantamounted · tantamounting · tantamounts · more tantamount · most tantamount
