reapportion
reapportion · reapportions · reapportioned · reapportioning
To apportion again; to redistribute or reallocateTo apportion again; to redistribute or reallocate.
Meaning
1 sensesTo apportion again; to redistribute or reallocate.
The court intervened to reapportion the voting districts that had been unfairly laid out under the controlling party's regime.
More definitions
- allocate, distribute, or apportion anew
Origin
c 1830 re- + apportionc 1830 re- + apportion
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Forms
reapportions, reapportioning, reapportioned, reapportioned| Base form | reapportion · to reapportion |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | reapportions |
| Present participle | reapportioning |
| Past simple | reapportioned |
| Past participle | reapportioned |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- allocate, distribute, or apportion anew:reallocate
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedreapportionment
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle