| English verb: portion out | |||
| 1. | portion out (possession) give out as one's portion or share | ||
| Synonyms | apportion, deal, divvy up, share | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distribute, give out, hand out, pass out | ||
| Entail | divide, part, separate | ||