apportion

Verb

• distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
• give out as one's portion or share
• To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
• Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.

Examples

• The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.
• The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.

Synonyms

allocate, deal, divvy up, portion out, share, allot, dispense, parcel out, share out

Antonyms

amass, concentrate, consolidate, gather, reassemble