Divide
Portion
Portion verb - To give out (something) to appropriate individuals.
Usage example: portioned out the medical supplies equally
Divide is a synonym for portion in allot topic. Sometimes you can use "Divide" instead the word "Portion" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as allocation, collect.
Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good divide | good portion |
| equal | equal divide | equal portion |
| solid | solid divide | solid portion |
| massive | massive divide | massive portion |
| Other adjectives: large, big, great, main, major, greater, larger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The decision was made to divide the train and take the front portion forward, collecting the rear portion later.
Source: Runaway Train -
The most common solution is to have one party decide how to divide the lot and the other party choose which portion to take — this gives the splitter every incentive to divide it as fairly as they can manage.
Source: Judgment of Solomon -
A peaceful resolution of the Cold War in 1988 resulted in a portion of the United States turning into the Ameri-Soviet Union (renamed the Russo-American Alliance post real-life-1992.) After World War III turned Nuclear in 1996, the rest of the United States would divide as well.
Source: Divided States of America
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