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Of course, we need to let the two armies investigate what exactly happened and apportion blame.

Pundits love to apportion blame for partisan hostility equally to both sides.

It takes time—sometimes a very long time—to apportion power among different groups within a nascent political system.

A meeting of chiefs was held to apportion the work and divide the men into parties.

I noticed the manner in which thou didst apportion the pigeons, but said nothing; but the chicken, my dear sir!

But there are no fresh spoils to apportion, and the Over-Lord threatens to take the prize of one of his peers, even of Achilles.

Mrs. Dillingham seemed to know exactly how to apportion the constantly arriving and departing guests.

On sledging journeys it is usual to apportion all food-stuffs in as nearly even halves as possible.

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On this page you'll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to apportion, such as: administer, allocate, allot, distribute, divvy up, and accord.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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