~ (to sth) (formal) increasing or decreasing in size, amount or degree according to changes in sth else
SYNPROPORTIONAL:
Increasing costs resulted in proportionate increases in prices. * The number of accidents is proportionate to the increased volume of traffic.
compareDISPROPORTIONATE
proportionately adverb:
Prices have risen but wages have not risen proportionately.
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