| VERB | possession | apportion, allocate | distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose |
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| possession | apportion, share, divvy up, portion out, deal | give out as one's portion or share |
| Sounds | ahpao'rshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonym | allocate | |
| Narrower | award, present | Give, especially as an honor or reward |
| ration, ration out | Distribute in rations, as in the army | |
| reapportion, reallocate | allocate, distribute, or apportion anew | |
| Broader | assign, allot, portion | Give out |
| Spanish | adjudicar, distribuir, repartir | |
| Catalan | assignar, destinar, distribuir, repartir | |
| Adjectives | apportionable | capable of being distributed |
| Nouns | apportionment | the act of distributing by allotting / allotting or apportioning |
| Meaning | Give out as one's portion or share. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | share, divvy up, portion out, deal | |
| Entails | separate, divide, part | come apart |
| Entailed by | admeasure | Determine the quantity of someone's share |
| Broader | distribute, give out, hand out, pass out | Give to several people |
| Spanish | desglosar, prorratear | |
| Catalan | desglossar, prorratejar | |
| Adjectives | apportionable | capable of being distributed |
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