apportion
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Definition of apportion
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
“The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.”
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verb
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(transitive)To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
“The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.”
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(transitive)Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
“The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.”
“The Good Friday Agreement did not, and could not, apportion blame for the Troubles, in which, as in so many such conflicts, one side’s terrorist is the other’s hero.”
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Etymology
From Middle French apportionner, from Old French aporcioner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad + portio. By surface analysis, ap- + portion.
Words you can make from apportion
187 playable · top: APPOINTOR (13 pts)
Best play appointor 13 points7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
12 words5-letter words
30 words- APORT 7 pts
- APRON 7 pts
- ATRIP 7 pts
- INAPT 7 pts
- ORPIN 7 pts
- PAINT 7 pts
- PANTO 7 pts
- PATIN 7 pts
- PATIO 7 pts
- PIANO 7 pts
- PINOT 7 pts
- PINTA 7 pts
- PINTO 7 pts
- PITON 7 pts
- POINT 7 pts
- POORI 7 pts
- PORIN 7 pts
- PORNO 7 pts
- PRINT 7 pts
- PRION 7 pts
- TAPIR 7 pts
- TOPOI 7 pts
- TROOP 7 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NORIA 5 pts
- RATIO 5 pts
- RIANT 5 pts
- TRAIN 5 pts
- TRONA 5 pts
4-letter words
63 words- OPPO 8 pts
- PIPA 8 pts
- POOP 8 pts
- PROP 8 pts
- ATOP 6 pts
- NIPA 6 pts
- PAIN 6 pts
- PAIR 6 pts
- PANT 6 pts
- PART 6 pts
- PIAN 6 pts
- PINA 6 pts
- PINT 6 pts
- PION 6 pts
- PIRN 6 pts
- PITA 6 pts
- POON 6 pts
- POOR 6 pts
- PORN 6 pts
- PORT 6 pts
- PRAO 6 pts
- PRAT 6 pts
- PROA 6 pts
- RAPT 6 pts
- TARP 6 pts
- TOPI 6 pts
- TOPO 6 pts
- TRAP 6 pts
- TRIP 6 pts
- TROP 6 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IOTA 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NAOI 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- ONTO 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- RANT 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
- ROOT 4 pts
- ROTA 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- ROTO 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TARN 4 pts
- TARO 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TOON 4 pts
- TORA 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORO 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
3-letter words
57 words- APP 7 pts
- PAP 7 pts
- PIP 7 pts
- POP 7 pts
- APO 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- OPA 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PAT 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POO 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- TAP 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- ONO 3 pts
- OOT 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- ROO 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOO 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
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