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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apportion \Ap*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apportioned}; p.
pr & vb n. {Apportioning}.] [OF. apportionner LL
apportionare fr L. ad + portio. See {Portion}.]
To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and
distribute proportionally; to portion out to allot; as to
apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various
employments.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
apportion
v 1: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special
purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on
a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the
camping trip" [syn: {allocate}]
2: give out as one's portion or share [syn: {share}, {divvy up},
{portion out}, {deal}]
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