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Webster 1913 Edition
Apportion
Ap-por′tion
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Apportioned
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Apportioning
.] To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot;
as, to
apportion
undivided rights; to apportion
time among various employments.Webster 1828 Edition
Apportion
APPO'RTION
,Verb.
T.
To divide and assign in just proportion; to distribute among two or more, a just part or share to each; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments.
Definition 2025
apportion
apportion
English
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.
Derived terms
Synonyms
- (divide and distribute): allocate, allot, dispense, parcel out, share out
Antonyms
- (divide and distribute): amass, concentrate, consolidate, gather, reassemble
Translations
to divide and distribute portions of a whole