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allocate
[ al-uh-keyt ]
/ ˈæl əˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·cat·ing.
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
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Origin of allocate
synonym study for allocate
See assign.
OTHER WORDS FROM allocate
al·lo·ca·tor, nounde·al·lo·cate, verb (used with object), de·al·lo·cat·ed, de·al·lo·cat·ing.re·al·lo·cate, verb (used with object), re·al·lo·cat·ed, re·al·lo·cat·ing.Words nearby allocate
Alloa, alloantibody, alloantigen, allobaric, allocable, allocate, allocated, allocation, allocher, allochromatic, allochthon
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British Dictionary definitions for allocate
allocate
/ (ˈæləˌkeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to assign or allot for a particular purpose
a less common word for locate (def. 2)
Derived forms of allocate
allocatable, adjectiveWord Origin for allocate
C17: from Medieval Latin allocāre, from Latin locāre to place, from locus a place
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