apportion
English
Etymology
Middle French apportionner, from Old French aporcioner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad + portio. See portion.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈpɔːʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈpɔɹʃən/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)ʃən
Verb
apportion (third-person singular simple present apportions, present participle apportioning, simple past and past participle apportioned)
- (transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
- The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.
- (transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
- The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.
Synonyms
- (divide and distribute): allocate, allot, dispense, parcel out, share out
Antonyms
- (divide and distribute): amass, concentrate, consolidate, gather, reassemble
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