allocate
[ al-uh-keyt ]
/ ˈæl əˌkeɪt /
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.
to fix the place of; locate.
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Origin of allocate
synonym study for allocate
1. 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.un·al·lo·cat·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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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