apportion

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

US /əˈpɔːrʃən/ UK /əˈpɔːʃən/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to divide and distribute in fair or proportionate shares

The judge had to apportion the estate among five heirs.

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1 verb · to divide and distribute in... allot allocate distribute divide assign share ration mete

Opposites

withhold retain

Word family

Derived forms apportionmentapportionableapportioner

Related forms portion proportion proportional

Etymology

From Old French apportionner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad- ('to') and portio ('share, portion').

apportionner Old French portio Latin *per- Proto-Indo-European

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# apportion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** əˈpɔːrʃən
**IPA (UK):** əˈpɔːʃən

## Meanings
1. to divide and distribute in fair or proportionate shares

## Examples
- The judge had to apportion the estate among five heirs.

## Synonyms
- allot
- allocate
- distribute
- divide
- assign
- share
- ration
- mete

## Antonyms
- withhold
- retain

## Derived Forms
- apportionment
- apportionable
- apportioner

## Related Forms
- portion
- proportion
- proportional

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: apportionner
- Root: portio
- Root: *per-

## Etymology
From Old French apportionner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad- ('to') and portio ('share, portion').

## AI Etymology
Apportion is from Old French apportionner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad- ('to') and portio ('share, portion'). Important recorded forms include apportionner (Old French), portio (Latin), and *per- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers to divide and distribute in fair or proportionate shares. The wider family includes derived forms such as apportionment, apportionable, and apportioner and related words such as portion, proportion, and proportional.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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