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apportion

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ap·por·tion  (-pôrshn, -pr-)
tr.v. ap·por·tioned, ap·por·tion·ing, ap·por·tions
To divide and assign according to a plan; allot: "The tendency persists to apportion blame as suits the circumstances" Natalie Angier.

[French apportioner, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-, ad-) + portionner, to divide into portions (from portion, portion; see portion).]

apportion
Verb
to divide out in shares
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Verb1.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"
allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
reallocate, reapportion - allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data"
ration out, ration - distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"
award, present - give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
2.apportion - give out as one's portion or share
hand out, pass out, give out, distribute - give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"

apportion
verb divide, share, deal, distribute, assign, allocate, dispense, give out, allot, mete out, dole out, measure out, parcel out, ration out
Translations
Spanish apportion [əˈpɔːʃən] vtrepartir
French apportion [əˈpɔːʃən] vt (= share out) → répartir, distribuer;
to apportion sth to sb → attribuer or assigner or allouer qch à qn

German apportion [əˈpɔːʃən] vtaufteilen;
(blame) → zuweisen;
to apportion sth to sb → jdm etw zuteilen

Italian apportion [əˈpɔːʃən] vtattribuire

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But most extraordinary of all is their mode of speaking about virtue and the gods: they say that the gods apportion calamity and misery to many good men, and good and happiness to the wicked.
It is not for us men to apportion the shares of moral guilt and retribution.
By its aid I could apportion the lifetime of any mortal at whom you might point your finger.
 
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