1. to convert to or adopt the metric system of measurement
Usage: transitive verb; often used in the context of countries or industries changing from imperial to metric units

Examples

• Many countries metricated their measurement systems in the 20th century.
• The United States has not fully metricated, though the metric system is used in science and medicine.
• Engineers had to metricate all the old blueprints when the company switched standards.
• Australia metricated in the 1970s, replacing imperial units with metric equivalents.
• The recipe was metricated to use grams and milliliters instead of cups and ounces.