Standard Lemma guide

proportionate

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: prə-pôʹshə-nət
  • UK: /pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: prə-pôrʹshə-nət
  • US: /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/
  • UK: /pɹəˈpɔːʃəneɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /pɹəˈpɔɹʃəneɪt/
  • UK: prə-pôʹshə-nāt
  • US: prə-pôrʹshə-nāt
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AH0 P AO1 R SH AH0 N AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

In proportion; proportional; commensurable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: disproportionate, nonproportionate, unproportionate

2

adj

Meaning 2

Harmonious and symmetrical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To make proportionate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

being in due proportion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • proportionate representation of a minority group

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: disproportionate

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: harmonious, symmetrical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōportiōnātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, proportion + -ate.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُتَنَاسِب (mutanāsib) — proportional
  • Bulgarian: пропорционален (proporcionalen) — proportional
  • Catalan: proporcional — proportional
  • Finnish: suhteellinen — proportional
  • Greek: αναλογικός (analogikós) — proportional
  • Hungarian: arányos — proportional
  • Manx: coreiragh — proportional
  • Spanish: alícuota — proportional
  • Spanish: proporcionado — proportional
  • Urdu: متناسب (mutanāsib) — proportional
  • Bulgarian: съразмерен (sǎrazmeren) — harmonious and symmetrical
  • Catalan: proporcional — harmonious and symmetrical
  • Finnish: sopusuhtainen — harmonious and symmetrical
  • Hungarian: arányos — harmonious and symmetrical
  • Portuguese: proporcional — harmonious and symmetrical
  • Spanish: alícuota — harmonious and symmetrical
  • Spanish: proporcionado — harmonious and symmetrical
  • Dutch: proportioneren — to make proportionate
  • French: proportionner — to make proportionate
  • German: proportionieren — to make proportionate