proportionate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōportiōnātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, proportion +‎ -ate.

Pronunciation

• (adjective, UK) enPR: prə-pôʹshə-nət, IPA^(key): /pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (adjective, US) enPR: prə-pôrʹshə-nət, IPA^(key): /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/
• (verb, UK) enPR: prə-pôʹshə-nāt, IPA^(key): /pɹəˈpɔːʃəneɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (verb, US) enPR: prə-pôrʹshə-nāt, IPA^(key): /pɹəˈpɔɹʃəneɪt/

Adjective

proportionate (comparative more proportionate, superlative most proportionate)

1. In proportion; proportional; commensurable.

   Antonyms: disproportionate, nonproportionate, unproportionate

   • 1689 December (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], Two Treatises of Government: […], London: […] Awnsham Churchill, […], →OCLC:

     What is proportionate to his transgression.

   • 2026 June 28, Josh Halliday, quoting government spokesperson, “Prince Harry may cancel UK family visit after being refused police protection”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “The UK government’s protective security system is rigorous and proportionate. It is our longstanding policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals’ security.”

2. Harmonious and symmetrical.

Derived terms

• equiproportionate
• improportionate
• overproportionate
• proportionately
• proportionateness

Translations

proportional — see also proportional

• Arabic: مُتَنَاسِب (mutanāsib)
• Bulgarian: пропорционален (bg) (proporcionalen)
• Catalan: proporcional (ca)
• Finnish: suhteellinen (fi)
• Greek: αναλογικός (el) (analogikós)
• Hungarian: arányos (hu)
• Manx: coreiragh
• Spanish: alícuota (es), proporcionado (es)
• Urdu: متناسب (mutanāsib)

harmonious and symmetrical

• Bulgarian: съразмерен (bg) (sărazmeren)
• Catalan: proporcional (ca)
• Finnish: sopusuhtainen (fi)
• Hungarian: arányos (hu)
• Portuguese: proporcional (pt)
• Spanish: alícuota (es), proporcionado (es)

Verb

proportionate (third-person singular simple present proportionates, present participle proportionating, simple past and past participle proportionated)

1. (transitive) To make proportionate.

Derived terms

• misproportionate
• proportionator

Translations

to make proportionate

• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: proportioneren (nl)
• French: proportionner (fr)
• German: proportionieren (de)

See also

• apportion

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [proː.pɔr.ti.oːˈnaː.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [pro.por.t͡si.oˈnaː.te]

Adjective

prōportiōnāte

1. vocative masculine singular of prōportiōnātus