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proportionate
English
Etymology
From Latin pr?porti?n?tus.
Morphologically proportion +? -ate.
Pronunciation
- (adjective, UK) enPR: pr?-pô?sh?-n?t, IPA(key): /p???p????n?t/
- (adjective, US) enPR: pr?-pôr?sh?-n?t, IPA(key): /p???p????n?t/
- (verb, UK) enPR: pr?-pô?sh?-n?t, IPA(key): /p???p????ne?t/
- (verb, US) enPR: pr?-pôr?sh?-n?t, IPA(key): /p???p????ne?t/
Adjective
proportionate (comparative more proportionate, superlative most proportionate)
- In proportion; proportional; commensurable.
- Antonyms: disproportionate, nonproportionate, unproportionate
- What is proportionate to his transgression.
- Harmonious and symmetrical.
Translations
Verb
proportionate (third-person singular simple present proportionates, present participle proportionating, simple past and past participle proportionated)
- (transitive) To make proportionate.
Translations
See also
- apportion
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pro?.por.ti.o??na?.te/, [p?o?p?rt?io??nä?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pro.por.t?si.o?na.te/, [p??p?rt??s?i??n??t??]
Adjective
pr?porti?n?te
- vocative masculine singular of pr?porti?n?tus
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sufficient
English
Alternative forms
- suff. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From Old French sufisanz, soficient, from Latin suffici?ns, present participle of suffici?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??f???nt/
- Hyphenation: suf?fi?cient
- Rhymes: -???nt
Adjective
sufficient (comparative more sufficient, superlative most sufficient)
- Equal to the end proposed; adequate to what is needed; enough
- Synonyms: ample, competent
- Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
- A two-week training course is sufficient to get a job in the coach-driving profession.
- (archaic) Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.
- 1668, Samuel Pepys, Diary of Samuel Pepys December 23 1668
- ...to take the best ways we can, to make it known to the Duke of York; for, till Sir J. Minnes be removed, and a sufficient man brought into W. Pen's place, when he is gone, it is impossible for this Office ever to support itself.
- 1668, Samuel Pepys, Diary of Samuel Pepys December 23 1668
- (obsolete) Having enough money to meet obligations and live comfortably.
Antonyms
- insufficient
- nonsufficient
- unsufficient
Derived terms
- self-sufficient
- sufficiency
- sufficiently
Related terms
- suffice
Translations
See also
- adequate
- ample
- enough
- plenty
Determiner
sufficient
- The smallest amount needed.
- Sufficient of us are against this idea that we should stop now.
Translations
Further reading
- sufficient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sufficient in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- sufficient at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
Verb
sufficient
- third-person plural future active indicative of suffici?
sufficient From the web:
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