pro·por·tion·ate
prə-ˈpȯr-shə-ˌnāt 
proportionated; proportionating
: to make proportionate : proportion
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Examples of proportionate in a Sentence
Adjective
Each investor will receive a proportionate share of the profits.
expect financial returns proportionate to your efforts
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 May 2024
Richard has never humiliated Larry to this extreme, which draws a proportionate explosion from Larry at an inopportune moment during a dinner party, but the real treat here is Richard’s reaction as Larry brings his mini-me Jon Hamm to dinner earlier in the episode.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
Sylvie Corbet, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
The two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 12 June 2022
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Adjective
Due to the uncertainties in various estimates, the researchers estimate that the real value for wind is somewhere between $91 and $183 per Mw-hr, with solar having a proportionate uncertainty.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 May 2024
Richard has never humiliated Larry to this extreme, which draws a proportionate explosion from Larry at an inopportune moment during a dinner party, but the real treat here is Richard’s reaction as Larry brings his mini-me Jon Hamm to dinner earlier in the episode.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
Verb
France’s two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Sylvie Corbet, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
The two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 12 June 2022
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proportionate. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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