Definition of: apportion

(ə·pôr′shən, ə·pōr′-) v.t.
To divide and assign proportionally; allot. [ <OF apportionner <LL apportionare <L ad- to + portio, -onis portion] Synonyms: allot, appoint, appropriate, assign, deal, dispense, distribute, divide, grant, share. To allot or assign may be to make an arbitrary division; the same is true of distribute or divide. That which is apportioned is given by some fixed rule, which is meant to be uniform and fair. To dispense is to give out freely; as, the sun dispenses light and heat. One may apportion what he only holds in trust; he shares what is his own. Compare ALLOT. Antonyms: collect, consolidate, receive, retain.