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- [adjective pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, -pohr-; verb pruh-pawr-shuh-neyt, -pohr-]
- /adjective prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt, -ˈpoʊr-; verb prəˈpɔr ʃəˌneɪt, -ˈpoʊr-/
- /prəˈpɔː.ʃən.əl/
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- [adjective pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, -pohr-; verb pruh-pawr-shuh-neyt, -pohr-]
- /adjective prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt, -ˈpoʊr-; verb prəˈpɔr ʃəˌneɪt, -ˈpoʊr-/
Definitions of proportionate word
- adjective proportionate proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional. 1
- verb with object proportionate to make proportionate. 1
- adjective proportionate balanced, in proportion 1
- adjective proportionate Proportionate means the same as proportional. 0
- adjective proportionate being in proper proportion 0
- verb proportionate to make proportionate 0
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Origin of proportionate
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English proporcionate < Late Latin prōportiōnātus. See proportion, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Proportionate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for proportionate
adj proportionate
- a few — small number of
- alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
- co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
adjective proportionate
- correspondent — A correspondent is a newspaper or television journalist, especially one who specializes in a particular type of news.
- equal — Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
- equipollent — Equal or equivalent in power, effect, or significance.
- equipotential — (of a surface or line ) composed of points all at the same potential.
- equitable — Fair and impartial.
Antonyms for proportionate
adj proportionate
- disproportionate — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
adjective proportionate
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
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