| Main Entry: | apportion |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide into shares |
Synonyms: |
accord, admeasure, administer, allocate, allot, assign, bestow, cut, cut up, deal, dispense, distribute, divvy, divvy up, dole out, give, lot, measure, mete, parcel, part, partition, piece up, prorate, ration, slice, split, split up |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep, monopolize, withhold |
| Main Entry: | cluster |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assemble, group |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, aggregate, associate, bunch, bunch up, bundle, collect, crowd around, cumulate, flock, gang around, gather, package, parcel, round up |
Antonyms: |
disperse, dissemble, let go, scatter |
| Main Entry: | distribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allocate, deliver, spread |
Synonyms: |
administer, allot, apportion, appropriate, assign, bestow, circulate, consign, convey, cut up, deal, deal out, diffuse, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, dispose, disseminate, divide, divvy up, dole out, donate, endow, fork out, give, give away, hand out, issue, lot out, measure out, mete, parcel, partition, pass out, pay out, present, prorate, radiate, ration, scatter, share, shell out, slice up, sow, strew |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather, hoard, hold, keep, maintain, preserve, store |
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
Synonyms: |
allocate, allot, apportion, articulate, cut, cut in, cut one in, cut up, deal, deal out, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, divvy up, dole out, factor, fork out, go fifty-fifty, hand out, hand over, lot out, measure out, parcel, partition, piece up, portion, prorate, quota, ration, share, shell out, shift, slice, slice up, split up |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep, maintain, retain |
| Main Entry: | dole out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allocate, distribute |
Synonyms: |
administer, allot, apportion, assign, deal, deal out, dispense, disperse, divide, divvy, give, hand out, lot, measure, mete, mete out, parcel, partition, share, share out |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather, hoard, hold |
| Main Entry: | mete |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | administer, distribute |
Synonyms: |
admeasure, allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, deal, dispense, divide, dole, give, lot, measure, parcel, portion, ration, share |
| Main Entry: | portion |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide into pieces |
Synonyms: |
administer, allocate, allot, apportion, assign, deal, dispense, distribute, divvy up, dole out, mete out, parcel, part, partition, piece, prorate, quota, ration, section, share, shift |
| Notes: | a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
Antonyms: |
collect, combine, gather, join |
| Main Entry: | ration |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide something into portions |
Synonyms: |
allocate, allot, apportion, assign, budget, conserve, control, deal, distribute, divvy, divvy up, dole, give out, issue, limit, measure out, mete, mete out, parcel, parcel out, proportion, prorate, quota, restrict, save, share |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather |