proportionate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

In proportion; proportional; commensurable.
Harmonious and symmetrical.

verb

To make proportionate.

Pronunciation

prə-pôʹshə-nət /pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proportionate (adj).wav prə-pôrʹshə-nət /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/ prə-pôʹshə-nāt /pɹəˈpɔːʃəneɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proportionate (verb).wav prə-pôrʹshə-nāt /pɹəˈpɔɹʃəneɪt/

Word forms

proportionate more proportionate most proportionate proportionates proportionating proportionated

Etymology

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

Antonyms

disproportionate nonproportionate unproportionate

Related words

apportion

Derived words

equiproportionate improportionate overproportionate proportionately proportionateness misproportionate proportionator

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