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proportionate

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pro·por·tion·ate  (pr-pôrsh-nt, -pr-)
adj.
Being in due proportion; proportional.
tr.v. (-sh-nt) pro·por·tion·at·ed, pro·por·tion·at·ing, pro·por·tion·ates
To make proportionate.

pro·portion·ate·ly adv.
pro·portion·ate·ness n.

proportionate
adj [prəˈpɔːʃənɪt]
being in proper proportion
vb [prəˈpɔːʃəˌneɪt]
(tr) to make proportionate
proportionately  adv
proportionateness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.proportionate - being in due proportion; "proportionate representation of a minority group"
disproportional, disproportionate - out of proportion
2.proportionate - agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree
commensurate - corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked"
3.proportionate - exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
balanced - being in a state of proper equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"
Translations
proportionate [prəˈpɔːʃnɪt] ADJproporcionado (to a)
proportionate [prəˈpɔːrʃənət] adj
(= proportional) [increase, share] → proportionnel(le)
to be proportionate to sth (= match) → être proportionnel(le) à qch
(= appropriate) [response, punishment] → proportionné(e)
to be proportionate to sth → être proportionné(e) à qch
proportionate
adjproportional; share alsoanteil(s)mäßig; to be/not to be proportionate to somethingim Verhältnis/in keinem Verhältnis zu etw stehen
proportionate [prəˈpɔːʃnɪt] adj proportionate (to)proporzionato/a (a)
proportionate [prəˈpɔːʃnɪt] adj proportionate (to)proporzionato/a (a)


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Because there is nothing proportionate between the armed and the unarmed; and it is not reasonable that he who is armed should yield obedience willingly to him who is unarmed, or that the unarmed man should be secure among armed servants.
Increase its size fivefold or tenfold, give it strength proportionate to its size, lengthen its destructive weapons, and you obtain the animal required.
There was, alas, a difficulty about that: I would have thanked him with all my soul had I not had in a proportionate measure this conviction of the secret of my pupils.
 
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