apportion C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /əˈpɔːrʃən/ UK /əˈpɔːʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to divide and distribute in fair or proportionate shares The judge had to apportion the estate among five heirs. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to divide and distribute in... allotallocatedistributedivideassignsharerationmete ↔ Opposites withholdretain Word family Derived forms apportionmentapportionableapportioner Related forms portionproportionproportional Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown