apportion
verb (used with object)
to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution.
apportioning
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present participleof apportion.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He shows her ideas taking shape at desks where classifications opened or foreclosed futures, within organizations charged with apportioning the remnants of an inheritance among the living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Without apportioning blame, the head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, warned of the safety risks of such attacks.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
California has given the federal government its own counterproposal for apportioning reductions of Colorado River water, saying a plan offered by six other states would disproportionately burden farms and cities in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
He has "no interest" in apportioning blame for his wife's death, he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2022
“There is no point apportioning blame,” said Snape smoothly.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
