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reapportion

[ree-uh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-]

re·ap·por·tion

[ree-uh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-]
verb (used with object)
to apportion or distribute anew.

Origin:
1965–70; re- + apportion
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reapportion

verb
allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data" 
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