apportion — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.

2. Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.

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   The Good Friday Agreement did not, and could not, apportion blame for the Troubles, in which, as in so many such conflicts, one side’s terrorist is the other’s hero.

Verb

1. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

   Synonyms

   allocate

   Broader terms

   assignallotportion

   Examples

   I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis

   I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip

2. give out as one's portion or share

   Synonyms

   sharedivvy upportion outdeal

   Broader terms

   distributegive outhand outpass out