apportion
verb (used with object)
to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution.
apportioned
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past participleof apportion.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof apportion.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
apportionverb (used with object)to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution.
Example Sentences
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That’s a little more than the entire volume apportioned to Arizona under the plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Because of that distrust, the founders carefully apportioned responsibility over the “militia” — today’s National Guard — between the federal government and the states.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2025
"And very odd, frankly, from a GP who should be looking after patients in a very reasonable, apportioned way."
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025
“Accordingly, any damages arising from such misconduct will be apportioned to Mr. Goodrich and not to the Church.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
Between them they apportioned their mother’s seven silver stretch marks.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
