proportionate
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- adjective
- /prəˈpɔrʃənɪt/
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proporcionado
- So we need to take targeted and proportionate measures now as a precaution while we find out more.
- proportionate share
- proportionate representation
- proportionate number
And this is, you know, proportionate to the love that one feels.
- And this is, you know, proportionate to the love that one feels.
- They're they're permitted to use whatever force is proportionate, reasonable.
- And that is not proportionate to the deaths or to the hospitalizations.
- Does everybody have the same opportunities, or at least proportionate opportunities?
- Another thing is breasts are not proportionate to the body.
- Then you think is what you receive back proportionate to what you deliver?
- So you'll be looking for somebody with that frame with, you know, proportionate muscle bellies.
- OK, proportionate love for the process.
Examples
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So the magnitude of the reward you experience as you're moving towards a goal is proportionate to the importance of the goal.
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Then you think is what you receive back proportionate to what you deliver?
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And this is, you know, proportionate to the love that one feels.
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Does everybody have the same opportunities, or at least proportionate opportunities?
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But was that the proportionate response to what happened?
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Your success will always be proportionate to your comfort in making others uncomfortable.
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The creature is growing at an alarming rate with a proportionate increase in strength.
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Also, between 1970 and 1990, blacks received less than their proportionate share of newly created positions in most professional fields.
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We should be dividing our rations based on our proportionate size.
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His salary should be proportionate to his level of experience and the work he does.
Synonyms
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4.7
One amount grows when another grows in the same way
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7.5
About the same size, amount, or degree as another thing
Having a size, amount, or degree that matches something else
Antonyms
How Proportionate
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Surface Forms
Morphology
proportionate = proportion (transparent) = proportion + ate
The adjective is directly formed from the noun 'proportion' with the productive suffix '-ate', so its meaning follows the base word.
Etymology
Proportionate comes from a root that means 'part' and it shares that root with the common word portion. So, if something is proportionate, its size or amount is the right 'part' compared with something else.