proportionate

proportionate

English

Etymology

Latin proportionatus

Pronunciation

• (adjective, UK) enPR: prə-pôʹshə-nət, IPA^(key): /pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/
• (adjective, US) enPR: prə-pôrʹshə-nət, IPA^(key): /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/
• (verb, UK) enPR: prə-pôʹshə-nāt, IPA^(key): /pɹəˈpɔːʃəneɪt/
• (verb, US) enPR: prə-pôrʹshə-nāt, IPA^(key): /pɹəˈpɔɹʃəneɪt/

Adjective

proportionate (comparative more proportionate, superlative most proportionate)

1. In proportion; proportional; commensurable.
   • John Locke

     What is proportionate to his transgression.

2. Harmonious and symmetrical.

Antonyms

• (in proportion): disproportionate, nonproportionate, unproportionate
• (harmonious and symmetrical):

Translations

proportional

Catalan: proporcional (ca) Finnish: suhteellinen (fi)

Hungarian: arányos (hu)

harmonious and symmetrical

Catalan: proporcional (ca) Finnish: sopusuhtainen

Hungarian: arányos (hu) Portuguese: proporcional (pt)

Verb

proportionate (third-person singular simple present proportionates, present participle proportionating, simple past and past participle proportionated)

1. (transitive) To make proportionate.

Translations

to make proportionate

Dutch: proportioneren French: proportionner (fr)

German: proportionieren (de)

See also

• apportion

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Latin

Adjective

prōportiōnāte

1. vocative masculine singular of prōportiōnātus