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apportioned

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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).]
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Adj.1.apportioned - given out in portionsapportioned - given out in portions                
dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled out
distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up
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