allocate. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

allocate

SYLLABICATION:	al·lo·cate
PRONUNCIATION:	l-kt
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·cat·ing, al·lo·cates 1. To set apart for a special purpose; designate: allocate a room to be used for storage. 2. To distribute according to a plan; allot: allocate rations for a week-long camping trip.
ETYMOLOGY:	Medieval Latin allocre, alloct- : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin locre, to place (from locus, place).
OTHER FORMS:	allo·cata·ble —ADJECTIVE allo·cation —NOUN allo·ca·tor —NOUN
SYNONYMS:	allocate, appropriate, designate, earmark These verbs mean to set aside for a specified purpose: allocated time for recreation; appropriated funds for public education; designated a location for the new hospital; money earmarked for a vacation.


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