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allocate definition

al·lo·cate (al′ō kāt′, al′ə-)

transitive verb allocated -·cat′ed, allocating -·cat′·ing

  1. to set apart for a specific purpose to allocate funds for housing
  2. to distribute in shares or according to a plan; allot
  3. to fix the location of; locate

Etymology: < ML allocatus, pp. of allocare < L ad-, to + locare, to place < locus: see locus

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