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reapportion

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re⋅ap⋅por⋅tion

  [ree-uh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-]
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–verb (used with object)
to apportion or distribute anew.
Origin:
1965–70; re- + apportion
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re·ap·por·tion   (rē'ə-pôr'shən)   
tr.v.   re·ap·por·tioned, re·ap·por·tion·ing, re·ap·por·tions
To distribute anew.
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Main Entry: re·ap·por·tion
Pronunciation: "rE-&-'pOr-sh&n
Function: transitive verb
: to apportion anew; especially : to apportion (seats in a house of representatives) in accordance with new population distribution intransitive verb : to make a new apportionment —re·ap·por·tion·ment noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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