apportion vs allot

apportion and allot both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apportion	No	No	Yes	No
allot	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, allot is a hypernym of apportion; that is, allot is a word with a broader meaning than apportion:

apportion: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
allot: give out

Other hypernyms of apportion include assign, portion.

apportion (verb)	allot (verb)
give out as one's portion or share	allow to have
distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose	give out
	administer or bestow, as in small portions