proportionate

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

Origin of proportionate

1
1350–1400; Middle English proporcionate<Late Latin prōportiōnātus.See proportion, -ate1

Other words for proportionate

Other words from proportionate

  • 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

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British Dictionary definitions for proportionate

proportionate

adjective(prəˈpɔːʃənɪt)
  1. being in proper proportion

verb(prəˈpɔːʃəˌneɪt)
  1. (tr) to make proportionate

Derived forms of proportionate

  • proportionately, adverb
  • proportionateness, noun

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