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proportionate

pro·por·tio·nate

UK/pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/ US/pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/ fairly common

adjective

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agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree

  • “the figures are large but the corresponding totals next year will be larger”
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3.

exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities

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Origin

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

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