allocate

Verb
Synonyms: apportion

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  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”Synonyms: apportion
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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