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allocate

al·lo·cate

UK/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/ US/ˈæl.əˌkeɪt/ rare obsolete uk

verb

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”
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From Middle English allocate (the common first word of writs authorizing payment), from Medieval Latin allocātum, substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of allocātus, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Alternatively, from allocāte, the second-person plural imperative of allocō, compare English liberate (“a warrant for the payment of a pension, allowance, debt, etc.”).

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