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[ uh -pawr -shuh n, uh -pohr - ] SHOW IPA
/ əˈpɔr ʃən, əˈpoʊr- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
Origin of apportion 1565–75; <Middle French apportionner, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + portionner to portion
OTHER WORDS FROM apportion ap·por·tion·a·ble, adjective ap·por·tion·er, noun non·ap·por·tion·a·ble, adjective un·ap·por·tioned, adjective Words nearby apportion appointment viewing, appointor, Appomattox, Appomattox Court House, apport, apportion , apportionment, apposable, appose, apposite, apposition
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Example sentences from the Web for apportion Of course, we need to let the two armies investigate what exactly happened and apportion blame.
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Pundits love to apportion blame for partisan hostility equally to both sides.
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It takes time—sometimes a very long time—to apportion power among different groups within a nascent political system.
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The fundamental use that money serves is to apportion incomes of goods so as to make them yield the maximum gratification.
The Principles of Economics | Frank A. Fetter
The first step was, as usual, a treaty between the allies to apportion the fruits of success.
The History of Chivalry | G. P. R. James
It had been the duty of the guards to apportion the prisoners their food as well as to watch them.
The Law of the North (Originally published as Empery) | Samuel Alexander White
What is the special significance of apportion by which it is distinguished from allot, assign, distribute, or divide?
English Synonyms and Antonyms | James Champlin Fernald
Thou first shalt summon the elected saints To their apportion 'd Heaven!
The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White | Henry Kirke White
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British Dictionary definitions for apportion verb (tr) to divide, distribute, or assign appropriate shares of; allot proportionally to apportion the blame
Derived forms of apportion apportionable , adjective apportioner , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to apportion administer, divvy up, distribute, allocate, allot, accord, cut, parcel, deal, give, dispense, ration, prorate, slice, partition, bestow, part, split, lot, measure