re·ap·por·tion

(rē′ə-pôr′shən)

tr.v. re·ap·por·tioned, re·ap·por·tion·ing, re·ap·por·tions

To distribute anew.

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reapportion

(ˌriːəˈpɔːʃən)

vb (tr)

to change how much (of something) different people deserve or should be given; redistribute

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re•ap•por•tion

(ˌri əˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-)

v.t.

to apportion or distribute anew.

[1965–70]

reapportion

Past participle: reapportioned
Gerund: reapportioning

Imperative
reapportion
reapportion

Present
I reapportion
you reapportion
he/she/it reapportions
we reapportion
you reapportion
they reapportion

Preterite
I reapportioned
you reapportioned
he/she/it reapportioned
we reapportioned
you reapportioned
they reapportioned

Present Continuous
I am reapportioning
you are reapportioning
he/she/it is reapportioning
we are reapportioning
you are reapportioning
they are reapportioning

Present Perfect
I have reapportioned
you have reapportioned
he/she/it has reapportioned
we have reapportioned
you have reapportioned
they have reapportioned

Past Continuous
I was reapportioning
you were reapportioning
he/she/it was reapportioning
we were reapportioning
you were reapportioning
they were reapportioning

Past Perfect
I had reapportioned
you had reapportioned
he/she/it had reapportioned
we had reapportioned
you had reapportioned
they had reapportioned

Future
I will reapportion
you will reapportion
he/she/it will reapportion
we will reapportion
you will reapportion
they will reapportion

Future Perfect
I will have reapportioned
you will have reapportioned
he/she/it will have reapportioned
we will have reapportioned
you will have reapportioned
they will have reapportioned

Future Continuous
I will be reapportioning
you will be reapportioning
he/she/it will be reapportioning
we will be reapportioning
you will be reapportioning
they will be reapportioning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reapportioning
you have been reapportioning
he/she/it has been reapportioning
we have been reapportioning
you have been reapportioning
they have been reapportioning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reapportioning
you will have been reapportioning
he/she/it will have been reapportioning
we will have been reapportioning
you will have been reapportioning
they will have been reapportioning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reapportioning
you had been reapportioning
he/she/it had been reapportioning
we had been reapportioning
you had been reapportioning
they had been reapportioning

Conditional
I would reapportion
you would reapportion
he/she/it would reapportion
we would reapportion
you would reapportion
they would reapportion

Past Conditional
I would have reapportioned
you would have reapportioned
he/she/it would have reapportioned
we would have reapportioned
you would have reapportioned
they would have reapportioned

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb

reapportion - allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data"

reallocate

allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

Translations

reapportion

[ˈriːəˈpɔːʃən] VT → volver a repartir (among entre)

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reapportion

vt money, food, land → neu aufteilen; duties → neu zuteilen

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