proportionate

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/(UK)
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/pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/(UK) · /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/(US) · /pɹəˈpɔːʃəneɪt/(UK) · /pɹəˈpɔɹʃəneɪt/(US)

Definition of proportionate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. In proportion; proportional; commensurable.
    “What is proportionate to his transgression.”
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adj

  1. In proportion; proportional; commensurable.
    “What is proportionate to his transgression.”
  2. Harmonious and symmetrical.

verb

  1. (transitive)To make proportionate.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōportiōnātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, proportion + -ate.

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