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Synonyms
ap·por·tion (ə-pôŕshən, -pōŕ-)

[French apportioner, from Old French, a-, to (from Latin ad-, ad-), + portionner, to divide into portions (from portion, portion; see portion).]

transitive verb: -tioned, -tion·ing, -tions. 

To divide and assign according to a plan; allot: “The tendency persists to apportion blame as suits the circumstances” (Natalie Angier)