un proportionate

pro·por·tion·ate

[adj. pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, -pohr-; v. pruh-pawr-shuh-neyt, -pohr-] adjective, verb, pro·por·tion·at·ed, pro·por·tion·at·ing.
adjective
verb (used with object)
2.
to make proportionate.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English proporcionate < Late Latin prōportiōnātus. See proportion, -ate1

pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb
pro·por·tion·ate·ness, noun
non·pro·por·tion·ate, adjective
non·pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb
non·pro·por·tion·ate·ness, noun
un·pro·por·tion·ate, adjective
un·pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb

proportional, proportionate.


1. according, accordant, consonant, harmonious, balanced.
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proportionate
 
adj
1.  being in proper proportion
 
vb
2.  (tr) to make proportionate
 
pro'portionately
 
adv
 
pro'portionateness
 
n

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