reallocate
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əˌkeɪt verb (used with object), al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·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), de·al·lo·cat·ed, de·al·lo·cat·ing.
re·al·lo·cate, verb (used with object), re·al·lo·cat·ed, re·al·lo·cat·ing.
un·al·lo·cat·ed, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to assign or allot for a particular purpose |
| 2. | a less common word for locate |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin allocāre, from Latin locāre to place, from locus a place] | |
| 'allocatable | |
| —adj | |
| reallocate (riːˈæləkeɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| to assign or allot to a different purpose or person from the one originally intended | |
| reallo'cation | |
| —n | |
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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).
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Example sentences
Churn is a mechanism by which labour markets reallocate workers towards more efficient ends.
Use this procedure to reallocate an existing position.
But, science money is easier to reallocate for science tasks.
If the project isn't funded by the deadline, the funds are returned to you so you can reallocate.
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