proportionate

[ adjective pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, -pohr-; verb pruh-pawr-shuh-neyt, -pohr- ]

/ adjective prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt, -ˈpoʊr-; verb prəˈpɔr ʃəˌneɪt, -ˈpoʊr- /

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adjective

proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.

verb (used with object), pro·por·tion·at·ed, pro·por·tion·at·ing.

to make proportionate.

Origin of proportionate

1350–1400; Middle English proporcionate < Late Latin prōportiōnātus. See proportion, -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR proportionate

1 according, accordant, consonant, harmonious, balanced.

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OTHER WORDS FROM proportionate

pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb pro·por·tion·ate·ness, noun non·pro·por·tion·ate, adjective non·pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb

non·pro·por·tion·ate·ness, noun un·pro·por·tion·ate, adjective un·pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH proportionate

proportional proportionate

Words nearby proportionate

proportional counter, proportional font, proportional limit, proportional representation, proportional spacing, proportionate, proportioned, proportionment, proposal, propose, proposition

Example sentences from the Web for proportionate

By comparison, a proportionate range in a country the size of the United States is 475,000 to 7,473,000.

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The case against Megaupload might not be proportionate, wise, or able to withstand legal scrutiny.

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I do agree that a just and proportionate sentence must be determined, objectively, and without hysteria or undue emotion.

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I began to realize why such a proportionate few choose the cold and impersonal laboratory.

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The annual rings are variable in width, and the proportionate amounts of springwood and summerwood also vary.

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But the proportionate value of gold to silver in Japan was as four to one, instead of the common valuation of fifteen to one.

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The apparatus may be of the simplest nature, and on any required scale, proportionate to the size of the mill.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 |Various
Sally was both a Londoner and a visitor, and her feelings were proportionate.

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British Dictionary definitions for proportionate

proportionate

adjective (prəˈpɔːʃənɪt)

being in proper proportion

verb (prəˈpɔːʃəˌneɪt)

(tr) to make proportionate

Derived forms of proportionate

proportionately, adverb proportionateness, noun

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proportionate

adjective

verb (used with object), pro·por·tion·at·ed, pro·por·tion·at·ing.

Origin of proportionate

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adjective (prəˈpɔːʃənɪt)

verb (prəˈpɔːʃəˌneɪt)

Derived forms of proportionate

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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proportionate

adjective

verb (used with object), pro·por·tion·at·ed, pro·por·tion·at·ing.

Origin of proportionate

SYNONYMS FOR proportionate

OTHER WORDS FROM proportionate

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adjective (prəˈpɔːʃənɪt)

verb (prəˈpɔːʃəˌneɪt)

Derived forms of proportionate

British Dictionary definitions for proportionate