[{"word":"apportions","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To divide and distribute portions of a whole.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election."},{"definition":"Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them."}],"synonyms":["allocate","allot","dispense","parcel out","share out"],"antonyms":["amass","concentrate","consolidate","gather","reassemble"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apportion","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apportions"]}]