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pro·por·tion·ate
(prə-pôr′shə-nĭt)adj.
Being in due proportion; proportional.
tr.v. (-shə-nāt′) pro·por·tion·at·ed, pro·por·tion·at·ing, pro·por·tion·ates
To make proportionate.
pro·por′tion·ate·ly adv.
pro·por′tion·ate·ness n.
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proportionate
adj
being in proper proportion
vb
(tr) to make proportionate
proˈportionately adv
proˈportionateness n
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pro•por•tion•ate
(adj. prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt, -ˈpoʊr-; v. -ˌneɪt)adj., v. -at•ed, -at•ing. adj.
1. proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.
v.t. 2. to make proportionate.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin]
pro•por′tion•ate•ly, adv.
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proportionate
Past participle: proportionated
Gerund: proportionating
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| Adj. | 1. | proportionate - being in due proportion; "proportionate representation of a minority group" disproportional, disproportionate - out of proportion |
| 2. | proportionate - agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree commensurate - corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked" | |
| 3. | proportionate - exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities balanced - being in a state of proper equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers" |
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proportionate
adjective1. Properly or correspondingly related in size, amount, or scale:
Idiom: in proportion.
2. Characterized by or displaying symmetry, especially correspondence in scale or measure:
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proportionate
[prəˈpɔːrʃənət] adj (= proportional) [increase, share] → proportionnel(le)
to be proportionate to sth (= match) → être proportionnel(le) à qch
to be proportionate to sth (= match) → être proportionnel(le) à qch
(= appropriate) [response, punishment] → proportionné(e)
to be proportionate to sth → être proportionné(e) à qch
to be proportionate to sth → être proportionné(e) à qch
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proportionate
adj → proportional; share also → anteil(s)mäßig; to be/not to be proportionate to something → im Verhältnis/in keinem Verhältnis zu etw stehen
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proportionate
[prəˈpɔːʃnɪt] adj proportionate (to) → proporzionato/a (a)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
proportion
(prəˈpoːʃən) noun1. a part (of a total amount). Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.
2. the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another). For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).
proˈportional adjectiveproˈportionally adverb
proˈportionate (-nət) adjective
being in correct proportion. Are her wages really proportionate to the amount of work she does?
proˈportionately adverbbe/get etc in proportion (to)
to (cause to) have a correct relationship (to each other or something else). In drawing a person, it is difficult to get all the parts of the body in proportion.
be/get etc out of (all) proportion (to) to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else). An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.
in proportion to in relation to; in comparison with. You spend far too much time on that work in proportion to its importance.
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