Word

ration, v.
(rationed, rationing, rations)

distribute in rations, as in the army
<verb.possession>

ration ration out

sample sentences

"Cigarettes are rationed"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

allocate, apportion

restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
<verb.possession>

ration

sample sentences

"Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rationing ration ration

semantic pointers

hypernym

restrict, curtail, curb, cut back