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Definition of Proportionate
1. Adjective. Being in due proportion. "Proportionate representation of a minority group"
Similar to: Per Capita, Proportionable, Proportional, Relative, Proportional
Antonyms: Disproportionate
Derivative terms: Proportionateness
Antonyms: Disproportionate
Derivative terms: Proportionateness
2. Adjective. Agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree.
3. Adjective. Exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities.
Exact synonyms: Harmonious, Symmetrical
Similar to: Balanced
Derivative terms: Harmoniousness, Harmony, Proportionateness
Similar to: Balanced
Derivative terms: Harmoniousness, Harmony, Proportionateness
Definition of Proportionate
1. a. Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional.
2. v. t. To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate, or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to proportionate punishment to crimes.
Definition of Proportionate
1. Adjective. In proportion; proportional; commensurable. ¹
2. Adjective. Harmonious and symmetrical. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To make proportionate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Proportionate
1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]