Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Allocate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Allocate \Al"lo*cate\, v. t. [LL. allocatus, p. p. of allocare,
fr. L. ad + locare to place. See {Allow}.]
1. To distribute or assign; to allot. --Burke.
2. To localize. [R.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
allocate
v : distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special
purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on
a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the
camping trip" [syn: {apportion}]
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