proportionate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of proportionate adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary proportionate (to something) increasing or decreasing in size, amount or degree according to changes in something else synonym proportional Increasing costs resulted in proportionate increases in prices
Proportionate - definition of proportionate by The Free Dictionary Define proportionate proportionate synonyms, proportionate pronunciation, proportionate translation, English dictionary definition of proportionate adj Being in due proportion; proportional tr v pro·por·tion·at·ed , pro·por·tion·at·ing , pro·por·tion·ates To make proportionate pro·por′tion·ate·ly
How to Use Proportional vs. proportionate Correctly Proportionate means in due proportion The distinction is subtle, but proportionate describes something that is made that way by an active agent, and it often describes quantities that are difficult to measure
proportionate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective proportionate (comparative more proportionate, superlative most proportionate) In proportion; proportional; commensurable Antonyms: disproportionate, nonproportionate, unproportionate
Proportionate - Definition, Meaning, and Examples in English Use this word when indicating that something is in the right amount or degree, relative to something else, often in legal or formal documents The punishment should be proportionate to the crime Their efforts were proportionate to the rewards they received