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apportion (əˈpɔːʃən
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Definitions
verb
- tr to divide, distribute, or assign appropriate shares of; allot proportionally ⇒
to apportion the blame
Derived Forms
apˈportionable adjectiveapˈportioner noun
Synonyms
View thesaurus entryExample Sentences Including 'apportion'
And she explains how her interest in the past means she is less inclined to apportion blame and judge past generations.The Australian (2004)
And, because she was with him, Kolchinsky would apportion the blame.Alastair McLean's 'Night Watch'
But the hearing in February, before an adjudicator with the power to apportion blame and decide penalties, left them bruised and confused.New Zealand Herald (2004)
Harry was careful not to apportion blame to Eden or Selwyn Lloyd.The Ambassador's Women
If you believe that markets are the most effective way to apportion investment, the job of government is to stay out of the way.Times, Sunday Times (2004)
They are inclined to be protective, understandably of their own area which they know is under pressure, and apportion blame elsewhere.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
They feel cheated by God, fate or their bodies and may try to apportion blame.Growing Through Loss and Grief
We haven't the time to be philosophers either, and it's not my job to apportion blame for the way people are.In Remembrance of Rose
With collisions they apportion blame and I don't think you ever get away with a 100 % vs. 0 % result.Yachting Boating World (2004)
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