Republics will have voting rights proportionate to the size of their economies. [+ to]
The extra field cultivated meant a proportionate increase in work.
proportionatelyadverb [ADVERB with verb]
Direct cost tends to vary proportionately with the level of output.
Proportionately more Americans get married nowadays than ever before.
proportionate in British English
adjective (prəˈpɔːʃənɪt)
1.
being in proper proportion
verb (prəˈpɔːʃəˌneɪt)
2. (transitive)
to make proportionate
Derived forms
proportionately (proˈportionately)
adverb
proportionateness (proˈportionateness)
noun
proportionate in American English
(prəˈpɔrʃənɪt; proʊˈpɔrʃənɪt; for v., proʊˈpɔrʃəˌneɪt; prəˈpɔrʃəˌneɪt)
adjective
1.
in proper proportion; proportional
verb transitiveWord forms: proˈportionˌated or proˈportionˌating
2.
to make proportionate; proportion
SYNONYMY NOTE: proportionate, proportional both imply a being in due proportion, the former usually being preferred with referenceto two things that have a reciprocal relationship to each other [the output was proportionate to the energy expended], and the latter, with reference to a number of similar or related things [proportional representation]; commensurable applies to things measurable by the same standard or to things properly proportioned;, commensurate, in addition, implies equality in measure or size of things that are alike or somehowrelated to each other [a reward commensurate with their heroism]
OPPOSITE: disproportionate
Derived forms
proportionately (proˈportionately)
adverb
Word origin
ME proporcionate < LL proportionatus
Examples of 'proportionate' in a sentence
proportionate
But to be fair to him, he kept his aplomb and asked me, with great seriousness, if the representation was a true and proportionate likeness.
Clive Barker GALILEE (2001)
I didn't know what was going to happen in my future, but his calmness seemed proportionate to my understanding the answers.