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PROPORTIONATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree
Classified under:
Similar:
commensurate (corresponding in size or degree or extent)
Derivation:
proportionateness (the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Being in due proportion
Example:
proportionate representation of a minority group
Classified under:
Similar:
per capita (per person)
proportionable (proportionate)
proportional; relative (properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by 'to')
proportional (having a constant ratio)
Antonym:
disproportionate (out of proportion)
Derivation:
proportionateness (the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
Synonyms:
harmonious; proportionate; symmetrical
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
balanced (being in a state of proper equilibrium)
Derivation:
proportionateness (the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb proportionate
