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apportion

Main Entry:: ap·por·tion
Pronunciation:: \ə-ˈpȯr-shən\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: ap·por·tioned; ap·por·tion·ing \-sh(ə-)niŋ\
Etymology:: Middle French apportionner, from a- (from Latin ad-) + portionner to portion
Date:: 1574

: to divide and share out according to a plan; especially : to make a proportionate division or distribution of

— ap·por·tion·able

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\-shə-nə-bəl\ adjective

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