apportion
3 synonyms and 4 antonyms for apportion, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To split something into parts and give a share of it to each person.
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Etymology
Came from Middle French apportionner, from Old French aporcioner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad plus portio. By surface analysis, it is ap- plus portion.
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