proportionate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective being in due proportion
    • proportionate representation of a minority group
  2. adjective satellite agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree
  3. adjective satellite exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
    symmetrical; harmonious.

WordNet

Pro*por"tion*ate adjective
Etymology
L. proportionatus. See Proportion.
Definitions
  1. Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional. Longfellow.
    What is proportionate to his transgression. Locke.
Pro*por"tion*ate transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Proportion, v.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Proportionated ; present participle & verbal noun Proportionating
Definitions
  1. To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate, or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to proportionate punishment to crimes.

Webster 1913