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apportions
 
Verb apportion has 2 senses
  1. allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"
    --1 is one way to assign, allot, portion
    Derived form: noun apportionment1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
  2. share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal - give out as one's portion or share
    --2 is one way to distribute, give out, hand out
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
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