Synonyms for apportion
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Verb
1. Allocate — to divide and distribute portions of a whole
allocate, divide, share, distribute, assign, portion out, dispense, allot, deal, parcel out, mete, measure, allow, deal out, part, share out, divvy up informal, administer, appropriate, portion, grant, dole out
Definitions
- v. 1
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.
Related words
- Word family
- apportionable apportionment
Forms
- Past participle
- apportioned
e.g. apportioned → allocated, divided, shared, distributed…
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One may apportion what he only holds in trust; he shares what is his own.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- divide It's better to divide the corpse into five pieces.
- distribute We would like to distribute your product in Japan.
- assign Tom is authorised to assign us work assignments.
- allocate A committee of experts determines how to allocate the money.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| apportion | falling | |
| divide | rising | |
| distribute | steady | |
| assign | steady | |
| allocate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- part1, deal1, mete1
- 5 letters
- share1, allow2, grant1, allot2
- 6 letters
- divide2, assign2
- 7 letters
- measure2, portion2
- 8 letters
- allocate3, dispense2
- 10 letters
- distribute3, administer4
- 11 letters
- appropriate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (allow2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- répartir
- Italiano
- distribuire
- Español
- distribuir
- Deutsch
- austeilen
- Català
- distribuir