Definitions for proportionate

proportionate pro·por·tion·ate

Spelling: [adjective pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, - Proportionate is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 819 anagrams from letters in proportionate (aeinooopprrtt).

Definitions for proportionate

adjective

  1. proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make proportionate.

Origin of proportionate

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

Examples for proportionate

By comparison, a proportionate range in a country the size of the United States is 475,000 to 7,473,000.

Sedan's proportionate share of the assessment was forty-two thousand francs.

It is not a small risk that will frighten me, if the reward is proportionate.

If the glebe land is proportionate, it may yield two potatoes.

The examples present correct wording and proportionate arrangement.

He was not aware that fat ladies' sighs were proportionate to their size.

Does this mean a proportionate enlightenment for the one below?

The case against Megaupload might not be proportionate, wise, or able to withstand legal scrutiny.

I do agree that a just and proportionate sentence must be determined, objectively, and without hysteria or undue emotion.

A proportionate share of abuse is, of course, bestowed on your nation.

Word Value for proportionate
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Words with friends

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