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proportionate

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/ / /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/ / /pɹəˈpɔːʃəneɪt/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prōportiōnātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, proportion + -ate.

  1. In proportion; proportional; commensurable.

    What is proportionate to his transgression.

  2. Harmonious and symmetrical.

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prōportiōnātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, proportion + -ate.

  1. To make proportionate.