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Apportion

//əˈpɔːʃən// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To divide and distribute portions of a whole. transitive

    "The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election."

  2. 2
    distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose wordnet
  3. 3
    Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally. transitive

    "The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them."

  4. 4
    give out as one's portion or share wordnet

Etymology

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

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