[そうとう, soutou] (adj-na, n-adv, vs) (1) befitting; becoming; worthy of; proportionate; in keeping with; suitable; (2) considerable; substantial; (vs) (3) to be worthy of; to be proportionate to; (4) to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.); to be equivalent; (adv) (5) extremely; considerably; (P) #1,889[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Proportionate \Pro*por"tion*ate\, a. [L. proportionatus. See
{Proportion}.]
Adjusted to something else according to a proportion;
proportional. --Longfellow.
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What is proportionate to his transgression. --Locke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Proportionate \Pro*por"tion*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Proportionated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportionating}.] [Cf.
{Proportion}, v.]
To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate,
or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to
proportionate punishment to crimes.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proportionate
adj 1: being in due proportion; "proportionate representation of
a minority group" [ant: {disproportional},
{disproportionate}]
2: agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree
3: exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents
of an entity or between different entities [syn:
{harmonious}, {proportionate}, {symmetrical}]
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