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apportion definition

ap·por·tion (ə pôr′s̸hən)

transitive verb

to divide and distribute in shares according to a plan

Etymology: OFr apportionner: see ad- & portion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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