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por
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Comparative
more proportionate
Superlative
most proportionate
1
corresponding in every feature as in number, size, intensity, etc.
- The punishment should be proportionate to the severity of the crime committed.
- The cost of the project was proportionate to the benefits it promised to deliver.
- The design of the building was proportionate, with each section carefully measured to maintain symmetry.
- He received a proportionate share of the inheritance, based on his contribution to the family business.
- The amount of food served was proportionate to the number of guests at the party.
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2
playing tennis for money
3
exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
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