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Meaning: Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose Classified under: Verbs of buying, selling, owning Synonyms: allocate; apportion Context examples: I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis / I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip Hypernyms (to "apportion" is one way to...): allot; assign; portion (give out or allot) Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "apportion"): reallocate; reapportion (allocate, distribute, or apportion anew) ration; ration out (distribute in rations, as in the army) award; present (give, especially as an honor or reward) Sentence frames: Somebody ----s something
Meaning: Give out as one's portion or share Classified under: Verbs of buying, selling, owning Synonyms: divvy up; portion out; apportion; share; deal Hypernyms (to "apportion" is one way to...): distribute; give out; hand out; pass out (give out) "Apportion" entails doing...: divide; part; separate (come apart) Sentence frames: Somebody ----s something "Happy wife, happy life." (English proverb) "The more you mow the lawn, the faster the grass grows." (Albanian proverb) "You need a brother, without one you're like a person rushing to battle without a weapon." (Arabic proverb) "With your hat in your hand you can travel the entire country." (Dutch proverb) Useful links: Definition of assign Pronunciation of present Definition of give out Pronunciation of hand out Definition of pass out
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