proportionate
In proportion; proportional; commensurableIn proportion; proportional; commensurable.
» The punishment should be proportionate to the crime.
Наказание должно быть пропорционально преступлению.
Покарання має бути відповідним злочину.
Meaning
2 sensesIn proportion; proportional; commensurable.
being in due proportion
Harmonious and symmetrical.
Examples
5 sentencesThe punishment should be proportionate to the crime.
Покарання має бути відповідним злочину.
ruНаказание должно быть пропорционально преступлению.
She has a proportionate figure.
У неї пропорційна фігура.
The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.
ruПродолжительность существования страсти пропорциональна времени сопротивления женщины в начале отношений.
Is rape a proportionate punishment for theft? Of course not.
The Committee recommended that those complaining should be reimbursed with a proportionate share of the annual fee with interest.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin prōportiōnātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forBorrowed from Latin prōportiōnātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, proportion + -ate.
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Forms
more proportionate, most proportionate| Comparative | more proportionate Lesson |
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| Superlative | most proportionate Lesson |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities:harmonioussymmetrical
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form