apportion[verb]Synonyms: divide, allocate, allot, assign, dispense, distribute, dole out, ration out, share
Contrasted words: assemble, collect, gather
Related Words: divide,
partition,
share,
accord,
award,
bestow,
distribute,
give,
grant,
present,
part,
separate,
split,
dish out,
serve [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ap‧por‧tion /əˈpɔːʃ
ən $ -ɔːr-/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: apportionner, from portionner 'to portion']
to decide how something should be shared among various people:
It’s not easy to apportion blame (=say who deserves to be blamed) when a marriage breaks up.apportion among/between Court costs were equally apportioned between them.—apportionment noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲