apportion

Definition

To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

Etymology

From Middle French apportionner, from Old French aporcioner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad + portio. See portion.

Example Sentences

• "The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election."
• "The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them."
• "The Good Friday Agreement did not, and could not, apportion blame for the Troubles, in which, as in so many such conflicts, one side’s terrorist is the other’s hero."