proportionate

[ adjective pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, -pohr-; verb pruh-pawr-shuh-neyt, -pohr- ]

/ adjective prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt, -ˈpoʊr-; verb prəˈpɔr ʃəˌneɪt, -ˈpoʊr- /

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adjective

proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.

verb (used with object), pro·por·tion·at·ed, pro·por·tion·at·ing.

to make proportionate.

Origin of proportionate

1350–1400; Middle English proporcionate<Late Latin prōportiōnātus.See proportion, -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR proportionate

1 according, accordant, consonant, harmonious, balanced.

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OTHER WORDS FROM proportionate

pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverbpro·por·tion·ate·ness, nounnon·pro·por·tion·ate, adjectivenon·pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb

non·pro·por·tion·ate·ness, nounun·pro·por·tion·ate, adjectiveun·pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH proportionate

proportional, proportionate

Words nearby proportionate

proportional counter, proportional font, proportional limit, proportional representation, proportional spacing, proportionate, proportioned, proportionment, proposal, propose, proposition

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Example sentences from the Web for proportionate

However, the court clarified Tuesday that, yes, EU privacy law definitely does apply here, and that means data-retention schemes have to be proportionate, with strong privacy safeguards.
European countries can’t collect everyone’s Internet traffic and location data all the time, top court rules|David Meyer|October 6, 2020|Fortune
So the LGPD also establishes the rights to privacy for citizens data and also protects them in a way that they know the way in which their data is being used and that it’s used in a proportionate way.
Podcast: COVID-19 is helping turn Brazil into a surveillance state|Anthony Green|September 16, 2020|MIT Technology Review
By comparison, a proportionate range in a country the size of the United States is 475,000 to 7,473,000.
New Report Cites Half-a-Million War Related Dead in Iraq|Brian Van Reet|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The case against Megaupload might not be proportionate, wise, or able to withstand legal scrutiny.
You’re No Aaron Swartz! Kim Dotcom’s Sleazy Transformation Into Activist|Michael Moynihan|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

I do agree that a just and proportionate sentence must be determined, objectively, and without hysteria or undue emotion.
Judge Condemns Bernie's "Evil" Crime|The Daily Beast|June 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I began to realize why such a proportionate few choose the cold and impersonal laboratory.
Sense from Thought Divide|Mark Irvin Clifton
The annual rings are variable in width, and the proportionate amounts of springwood and summerwood also vary.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
But the proportionate value of gold to silver in Japan was as four to one, instead of the common valuation of fifteen to one.
Diary of Richard Cocks Vol. I|Richard Cocks
The apparatus may be of the simplest nature, and on any required scale, proportionate to the size of the mill.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884|Various
Sally was both a Londoner and a visitor, and her feelings were proportionate.
Coquette|Frank Swinnerton

British Dictionary definitions for proportionate

proportionate

adjective (prəˈpɔːʃənɪt)

being in proper proportion

verb (prəˈpɔːʃəˌneɪt)

(tr) to make proportionate

Derived forms of proportionate

proportionately, adverbproportionateness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	proportionate
释义	proportionate [ adjective pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, -pohr-; verb pruh-pawr-shuh-neyt, -pohr- ] / adjective prəˈpɔr ʃə nɪt, -ˈpoʊr-; verb prəˈpɔr ʃəˌneɪt, -ˈpoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR proportionate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional. verb (used with object), pro·por·tion·at·ed, pro·por·tion·at·ing. to make proportionate. Origin of proportionate 1350–1400; Middle English proporcionate<Late Latin prōportiōnātus.See proportion, -ate¹ SYNONYMS FOR proportionate 1 according, accordant, consonant, harmonious, balanced. SEE SYNONYMS FOR proportionate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM proportionate pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverbpro·por·tion·ate·ness, nounnon·pro·por·tion·ate, adjectivenon·pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb non·pro·por·tion·ate·ness, nounun·pro·por·tion·ate, adjectiveun·pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH proportionate proportional, proportionate Words nearby proportionate proportional counter, proportional font, proportional limit, proportional representation, proportional spacing, proportionate, proportioned, proportionment, proposal, propose, proposition Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for proportionate However, the court clarified Tuesday that, yes, EU privacy law definitely does apply here, and that means data-retention schemes have to be proportionate, with strong privacy safeguards. European countries can’t collect everyone’s Internet traffic and location data all the time, top court rules\|David Meyer\|October 6, 2020\|Fortune So the LGPD also establishes the rights to privacy for citizens data and also protects them in a way that they know the way in which their data is being used and that it’s used in a proportionate way. Podcast: COVID-19 is helping turn Brazil into a surveillance state\|Anthony Green\|September 16, 2020\|MIT Technology Review By comparison, a proportionate range in a country the size of the United States is 475,000 to 7,473,000. New Report Cites Half-a-Million War Related Dead in Iraq\|Brian Van Reet\|October 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The case against Megaupload might not be proportionate, wise, or able to withstand legal scrutiny. You’re No Aaron Swartz! Kim Dotcom’s Sleazy Transformation Into Activist\|Michael Moynihan\|January 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I do agree that a just and proportionate sentence must be determined, objectively, and without hysteria or undue emotion. Judge Condemns Bernie's "Evil" Crime\|The Daily Beast\|June 29, 2009\|DAILY BEAST I began to realize why such a proportionate few choose the cold and impersonal laboratory. Sense from Thought Divide\|Mark Irvin Clifton The annual rings are variable in width, and the proportionate amounts of springwood and summerwood also vary. American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson But the proportionate value of gold to silver in Japan was as four to one, instead of the common valuation of fifteen to one. Diary of Richard Cocks Vol. I\|Richard Cocks The apparatus may be of the simplest nature, and on any required scale, proportionate to the size of the mill. Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884\|Various Sally was both a Londoner and a visitor, and her feelings were proportionate. Coquette\|Frank Swinnerton British Dictionary definitions for proportionate proportionate adjective (prəˈpɔːʃənɪt) being in proper proportion verb (prəˈpɔːʃəˌneɪt) (tr) to make proportionate Derived forms of proportionate proportionately, adverbproportionateness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to proportionate comparable, corresponding, reciprocal, equitable, proportional, commensurate, comparative, compatible, consistent, contingent, correspondent, dependent, equal, equivalent, even, just, relative, symmetrical, uniform, commensurable
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proportionate

adjective

verb (used with object), pro·por·tion·at·ed, pro·por·tion·at·ing.

Origin of proportionate

SYNONYMS FOR proportionate

OTHER WORDS FROM proportionate

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH proportionate

Words nearby proportionate

Example sentences from the Web for proportionate

British Dictionary definitions for proportionate

adjective (prəˈpɔːʃənɪt)

verb (prəˈpɔːʃəˌneɪt)

Derived forms of proportionate

Words related to proportionate