Antonyms for portion outpor·tion out

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1. portion out

   Allot, originally to assign by lot, applies to the giving of a definite thing to a certain person. A portion or extent of time is allotted; as, I expect to live out my allotted time. A definite period is appointed; as, the audience assembled at the appointed hour. Allot may also refer to space; as, to allot a plot of ground for a cemetery; but we now oftener use select, set apart, or assign. Allot is not now used of persons. Appoint may be used of time, space, or person; as, the appointed day; the appointed place; an officer was appointed to this station. Destine may also refer to time, place, or person, but it always has reference to what is considerably in the future; a man appoints to meet his friend in five minutes; he destines his son to follow his own profession. Assign is rarely used of time, but rather of places, persons, or things. We assign a work to be done and assign a man to do it, who, if he fails, must assign a reason for not doing it. That which is allotted, appointed, or assigned is more or less arbitrary; that which is awarded is the due requital of something the receiver has done, and he has right and claim to it; as, the medal was awarded for valor. Compare APPORTION.

   Antonyms:
   appropriate, confiscate, deny, refuse, resume, retain, seize, withhold

   Synonyms:
   allot, appoint, apportion, assign, award, destine, distribute, divide, give, grant, mete out, select, set apart

   Preposition:
   Allot to a company for a purpose.

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, dealverb

   give out as one's portion or share

   Synonyms:
   shell out, plow, carry on, partake in, lot, apportion, dish out, deal out, allot, care, sell, consider, take, treat, share, dole out, divvy up, grapple, deal, parcel out, trade, manage, contend, administer, address, make out, mete out, dispense, distribute, handle, get by, conduct, cover, allocate, cope, make do, partake, look at

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