apportion

verbB2

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verb

V_es/s

apportions

V_ing/Gerund

apportioning

V_ed/pp

apportioned

1.
(transitive)To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.
2.
(transitive)Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.

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Đồng nghĩa

allocate allot dispenseparcel outshare out

Trái nghĩa

amass concentrate consolidate gather reassemble

Cùng gốc / liên quan

apportionableapportionerreapportion unapportionedapportionment

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle French apportionner, from Old French aporcioner, from apportionare, from Latin ad + portio. ad- portion.