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- DictionaryPro·por·tion·ate/prəˈpôrSH(ə)nət/
adjective
- 1. another term for proportional
The meaning of PROPORTIONATE is proportional. How to use proportionate in a sentence.
adjective. uk / prəˈpɔːʃ ə nət / us. Add to word list. → proportional. (Definition of proportionate from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of proportionate. proportionate.
Proportionate is most generally used to describe different things (or different elements of the same thing) that are considered to be properly balanced in some way. In other words, it’s used to describe things that are said to match in terms of proportions —the relation between different parts, or their relative size or amount.
When things are in proportion, they are proportionate — their relative magnitudes are in balance and make sense the way they are. When the punishment fits the crime, it's proportionate.
1. in proper proportion; proportional. verb transitive Word forms: proˈportionˌated or proˈportionˌating. 2. to make proportionate; proportion.
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. harmonious, symmetrical.
Definition of proportionate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. uk / prəˈpɔːʃ ə nət / us. Add to word list. → proportional. (Definition of proportionate from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of proportionate. proportionate. In a world in which women held a proportionate share (one-half) of leadership positions, they might behave differently in power.
The meaning of PROPORTION is harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole : balance, symmetry. How to use proportion in a sentence.
proportionate in American English. (adjective prəˈpɔrʃənɪt, -ˈpour-, verb prəˈpɔrʃəˌneit, -ˈpour-) (verb -ated, -ating) adjective. 1. proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional. transitive verb. 2. to make proportionate. SYNONYMS 1. according, accordant, consonant, harmonious, balanced.
