Associations to the word «Proportionate»

Wiktionary

PROPORTIONATE, adjective. In proportion; proportional; commensurable.
PROPORTIONATE, adjective. Harmonious and symmetrical.
PROPORTIONATE, verb. (transitive) To make proportionate.

Dictionary definition

PROPORTIONATE, adjective. Being in due proportion; "proportionate representation of a minority group".
PROPORTIONATE, adjective. Agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree.
PROPORTIONATE, adjective. Exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.