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Proportionate

//pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    In proportion; proportional; commensurable.

    "What is proportionate to his transgression."

  2. 2
    Harmonious and symmetrical.
Adjective
  1. 1
    agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree wordnet
  2. 2
    being in due proportion wordnet
  3. 3
    exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make proportionate. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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