reapportion

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verb

To apportion again; to redistribute or reallocate.

“The court intervened to reapportion the voting districts that had been unfairly laid out under the controlling party's regime.”

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reallocate
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Meanings

verbreapportion (third-person singular simple present reapportions, present participle reapportioning, simple past and past participle reapportioned)

present singular third person reapportions · participle present reapportioning · participle past reapportioned · past reapportioned

  1. To apportion again; to redistribute or reallocate.

    The court intervened to reapportion the voting districts that had been unfairly laid out under the controlling party's regime.

Synonyms & antonyms

verballocate, distribute, or apportion anew

Similar
reallocate
Broader
allocateapportion
Also see
reallocate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

c 1830 re- + apportion

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

reapportion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reapportion

MLA

“reapportion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reapportion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reapportion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reapportion.

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