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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).

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[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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apportion [əˈpɔːʃən]

vb

(tr) to divide, distribute, or assign appropriate shares of; allot proportionally to apportion the blame

apportionable  adj

apportioner  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" allocate 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 divvy up, portion out, share, deal hand out, pass out, give out, distribute - give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"

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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 equally → todos tienen la culpa por partes iguales

apportion [əˈpɔː^rʃ^ən] vt

(= share out) → répartir, distribuer

(= attribute) to apportion sth to sb [+ blame, responsibility] → attribuer qch à qn

apportion

vt money, food, land → aufteilen; duties → zuteilen; to apportion something to somebody → jdm etw zuteilen; to apportion something among or between several people → etw zwischen mehreren Leuten aufteilen, etw unter mehrere Leute (gleichmäßig) verteilen; the blame must be apportioned equally → die Schuld muss allen in gleicher Weise or zu gleichen Teilen angelastet werden

apportion [əˈpɔːʃ/ən] vt (praise, blame) → attribuire