PROPORTIONATE

proportionate

(adjective) agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree

proportionate

(adjective) being in due proportion; “proportionate representation of a minority group”

harmonious, proportionate, symmetrical

(adjective) exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

proportionate (comparative more proportionate, superlative most proportionate)

In proportion; proportional; commensurable.

Antonyms: disproportionate, nonproportionate, unproportionate

Harmonious and symmetrical.

Verb

proportionate (third-person singular simple present proportionates, present participle proportionating, simple past and past participle proportionated)

(transitive) To make proportionate.

Source: Wiktionary

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Pro*por"tion*ate, a. Etym: [L. proportionatus. See Proportion.]

Definition: Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional. Longfellow. What is proportionate to his transgression. Locke.

Pro*por"tion*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proportionated; p. pr. & vb. n. Proportionating.] Etym: [Cf. Proportion, v.]

Definition: To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate, or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to proportionate punishment to crimes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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