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parcel out

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delegate v.
give v.
partition v.
ration v.
share v.
split v.

VERB

delegate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authorize entrust hand over pass on relegate

STRONG

consign devolve give shunt transfer

WEAK

hold responsible for send on errand send on mission

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep

VERB

give

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accord allow award commit deliver donate grant hand out hand over permit present provide sell turn over

STRONG

administer bequeath bestow cede confer consign convey deed dispense endow entrust furnish gift lease relinquish remit subsidize tip transmit vouchsafe will

WEAK

ante up come across dish out dispose of dole out fork over hand down heap upon lavish upon lay upon let have make over part with pass down pass out pony up shell out throw in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow disapprove hold keep receive refuse reject retain take withhold

STRONG

conceal hide neglect

WEAK

fight hold up refrain withstand

VERB

partition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

subdivide

STRONG

apportion cut deal disburse dispense disperse distribute portion screen section segment separate share slice split

WEAK

cut in cut into cut up divvy up dole out fence off measure out size into split up wall off

Antonyms

STRONG

collect combine gather hoard hold join keep unite

WEAK

attach

VERB

ration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allot conserve give out restrict

STRONG

allocate apportion assign budget control deal distribute divvy dole issue limit mete parcel proportion prorate quota save share

WEAK

divvy up measure out mete out

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep let go

WEAK

collect gather

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distribute divide participate receive split

STRONG

accord administer allot apportion assign bestow deal dispense divvy part partake partition prorate quota ration shift slice yield

WEAK

be a party to cut the pie divide with divvy up dole out give and take give out go Dutch go fifty-fifty go halves go in with have a hand in have a portion of mete out pay half piece up slice up split up take a part of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect combine gather hold join keep maintain

STRONG

deny disallow disapprove oppose refuse take unite withhold

WEAK

be selfish

VERB

split

Synonyms

STRONGEST

divide share slice

STRONG

allocate allot apportion distribute divvy dole halve partition

WEAK

carve up divvy up go even-steven go fifty-fifty mete out slice the pie slice up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

combine hold keep unite

STRONG

withhold

WEAK

join pull together

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parcel out

Elliott, a 69-year-old professor of nutrition in the Florida university system, had paid for add-ons that let her choose to parcel out payments over her lifetime or to her heirs—options she never exercised.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

But with some fancy math, you can parcel out the effects of Head Start.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023

But he agreed that dealers would parcel out fragments over time, in part to ensure that prices would escalate as collectors or museums closed in on completing an object.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

And the university has relaxed its stringent credit transfer regulations while creating a pool of donations to parcel out to players.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2022

I was all ready to help parcel out the smidgen of food when, lo and behold, Hattie Mae uncovered a huge angel food cake.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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