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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose;
- Example: "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"
- Example: "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"
[syn: allocate, apportion]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To localize. [R.]
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

allocate
    v 1: 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: allocate, apportion]