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Webster 1913 Edition

Proportionate

Pro-por′tion-ate

,
Adj.
[L.
proportionatus
. See
Proportion
.]
Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional.
Longfellow.
What is
proportionate
to his transgression.
Locke.

Pro-por′tion-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Proportionated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Proportionating
.]
[Cf.
Proportion
,
Verb.
]
To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate, or to due comparative relation; to proportion;
as, to
proportionate
punishment to crimes
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Proportionate

PROPORTIONATE

,
Adj.
Adjusted to something else according to a certain rate or comparative relation; proportional.
The connection between the end and means is proportionate.
Punishment should be proportionate to the transgression.

PROPORTIONATE

,
Verb.
T.
To proportion; to make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate or to due comparative relation; as, to proportionate punishments to crimes. [This verb is less used than proportion.]

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