Definition of Propartionate
Pro*por"tion*ate (?), a. [L.
proportionatus. See Proportion.] Adjusted to
something else according to a proportion; proportional.
Longfellow.
What is proportionate to his
transgression. Locke.
Pro*por"tion*ate (?), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Proportionated (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Proportionating.] [Cf.
Proportion, v.] To make proportional; to
adjust according to a settled rate, or to due comparative relation; to
proportion; as, to proportionate punishment to
crimes.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- in proportion; proportional; commensurable
- harmonious and symmetrical
- to make proportionate
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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