"proportionate" meaning in English

See proportionate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/ [UK, adjective], /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/ [US, adjective], /pɹəˈpɔːʃəneɪt/ [UK, verb], /pɹəˈpɔɹʃəneɪt/ [US, verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proportionate (adj).wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proportionate (verb).wav Forms: more proportionate [comparative], most proportionate [superlative]
enPR: prə-pôʹshə-nət [UK, adjective], prə-pôrʹshə-nət [US, adjective], prə-pôʹshə-nāt [UK, verb], prə-pôrʹshə-nāt [US, verb] Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prōportiōnātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, proportion + -ate. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|prōportiōnātus}} Borrowed from Latin prōportiōnātus, {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{surf|+suf|en|proportion|ate}} By surface analysis, proportion + -ate Head templates: {{en-adj}} proportionate (comparative more proportionate, superlative most proportionate)
  1. In proportion; proportional; commensurable. Translations (proportional): مُتَنَاسِب (mutanāsib) (Arabic), пропорционален (proporcionalen) (Bulgarian), proporcional (Catalan), suhteellinen (Finnish), αναλογικός (analogikós) (Greek), arányos (Hungarian), coreiragh (Manx), alícuota (Spanish), proporcional (Spanish), متناسب (mutanāsib) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-proportionate-en-adj-HadajHAv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms suffixed with -ate, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 6 24 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 82 0 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 74 0 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 87 0 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 87 0 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 0 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 0 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 0 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 80 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 80 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 80 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 78 0 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 78 0 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 80 0 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 82 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 80 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 80 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 82 0 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 80 8 13 Disambiguation of 'proportional': 99 1
  2. Harmonious and symmetrical. Translations (harmonious and symmetrical): съразмерен (sǎrazmeren) (Bulgarian), proporcional (Catalan), sopusuhtainen (Finnish), arányos (Hungarian), proporcional (Portuguese), alícuota (Spanish), proporcional (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-proportionate-en-adj-jFM0OzZp Disambiguation of 'harmonious and symmetrical': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: proportionately

Verb

IPA: /pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/ [UK, adjective], /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/ [US, adjective], /pɹəˈpɔːʃəneɪt/ [UK, verb], /pɹəˈpɔɹʃəneɪt/ [US, verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proportionate (adj).wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proportionate (verb).wav Forms: proportionates [present, singular, third-person], proportionating [participle, present], proportionated [participle, past], proportionated [past]
enPR: prə-pôʹshə-nət [UK, adjective], prə-pôrʹshə-nət [US, adjective], prə-pôʹshə-nāt [UK, verb], prə-pôrʹshə-nāt [US, verb] Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prōportiōnātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, proportion + -ate. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|prōportiōnātus}} Borrowed from Latin prōportiōnātus, {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{surf|+suf|en|proportion|ate}} By surface analysis, proportion + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} proportionate (third-person singular simple present proportionates, present participle proportionating, simple past and past participle proportionated)
  1. (transitive) To make proportionate. Tags: transitive Related terms: apportion Translations (to make proportionate): proportioneren (Dutch), proportionner (French), proportionieren (German)
    Sense id: en-proportionate-en-verb-~Yeyu465

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