Nearby Words
verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
1.
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
2.
to fix the place of; locate.
Origin:
1630–40; < Medieval Latin allocātus (past participle of allocāre), equivalent to al- al- + loc(us) place + -ātus -ate1
1630–40; < Medieval Latin allocātus (past participle of allocāre), equivalent to al- al- + loc(us) place + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
al·lo·ca·tor, noun
de·al·lo·cate, verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
re·al·lo·cate, verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
un·al·lo·cat·ed, adjective
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Word Origin & History
allocate
1630s, from adj. (mid-15c.), from M.L. allocate (the common first word of writs authorizing payment), imperative plural of allocare "allocate," from L. ad- "to" + locare "to place" (see locate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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