The definition of proportionate is having a proper relation between parts, such as size or ratio.
(adjective)An example of someone proportionate is a woman whose top half is sized in relation to her bottom half; proportionate size.
Proportionate is defined as to even something out.
(verb)An example of proportionate is to distribute evenly-sized slices of pizza to party guests.
See proportionate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: ME proporcionate < LL proportionatus
transitive verb proportionated, proportionating
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