HyperDic: reapportion

English > 1 sense of the word reapportion:
VERBpossessionreapportion, reallocateallocate, distribute, or apportion anew
English > reapportion: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaningallocate, distribute, or apportion anew.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Example"Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data"
Synonymreallocate
Broaderallocate, apportionDistribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
Nounsreapportionmenta new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)

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