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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 [əˈpɔːʃən]
vb
(tr) to divide, distribute, or assign appropriate shares of; allot proportionally to apportion the blame
apportionable  adj
apportioner  n
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Verb1.apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purposeapportion - 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 shareapportion - 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 They are even-handed in apportioning the blame.
Translations
apportion [əˈpɔːʃən] VT [+ resources etc] → repartir, distribuir; [+ blame] → asignar
the blame is to be apportioned equallytodos tienen la culpa por partes iguales
apportion [əˈpɔːrʃən] vt
(= share out) → répartir, distribuer
(= attribute) to apportion sth to sb [+ blame, responsibility] → attribuer qch à qn
apportion
vt money, food, landaufteilen; dutieszuteilen; to apportion something to somebodyjdm etw zuteilen; to apportion something among or between several peopleetw zwischen mehreren Leuten aufteilen, etw unter mehrere Leute (gleichmäßig) verteilen; the blame must be apportioned equallydie Schuld muss allen in gleicher Weise or zu gleichen Teilen angelastet werden
apportion [əˈpɔːʃn] vt (praise, blame) → attribuire


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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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