proportionate — [prə pôr′shə nit, prōpôr′shə nit; ] for v. [, prō pôr′shə nāt΄, prə pôr′shə nāt΄] adj. [ME proporcionate < LL proportionatus] in proper proportion; proportional vt. proportionated, proportionating to make proportionate; proportion… … English World dictionary
proportionate — adjective another word for proportional * * * proportionate UK US /prəˈpɔːʃənət/ adjective ► PROPORTIONAL(Cf. ↑proportional) … Financial and business terms
Proportionate — Pro*por tion*ate, a. [L. proportionatus. See {Proportion}.] Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] What is proportionate to his transgression. Locke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Proportionate — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proportionate — late 14c., from L.L. proportionatus, from proportionare (see PROPORTION (Cf. proportion)). Related: Proportionately … Etymology dictionary
proportionate — *proportional, commensurate, commensurable Analogous words: corresponding, correlative, *reciprocal Antonyms: disproportionate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
proportionate — / proportional [adj] balanced, corresponding commensurable, commensurate, comparable, comparative, compatible, consistent, contingent, correlative, correspondent, corresponding, dependent, equal, equitable, equivalent, even, in proportion, just,… … New thesaurus
proportionate — [[t]prəpɔ͟ː(r)ʃənət[/t]] ADJ: oft ADJ to n Proportionate means the same as proportional. Republics will have voting rights proportionate to the size of their economies... The extra field cultivated meant a proportionate increase in work. Derived… … English dictionary
proportionate — adj. proportionate to * * * [prə pɔːʃ(ə)neɪt] proportionate to … Combinatory dictionary
proportionate — adjective something that is proportionate to something else stays in a correct or suitable relationship to the other thing in size, amount, importance etc: The decline in production was offset by a proportionate increase in federal aid. opposite… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
