allocate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *allocate*:
VERB	possession	allocate, apportion	distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

allocate > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'lahkey.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *allocate*: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Model	They allocate the money to them; They allocate them the money
Synonym	apportion
Narrower	award, present	Give, especially as an honor or reward
	ration, ration out	Distribute in rations, as in the army
	reapportion, reallocate	allocate, distribute, or apportion anew
Broader	assign, allot, portion	Give out
Spanish	adjudicar, distribuir, repartir
Catalan	assignar, destinar, distribuir, repartir
Adjectives	allocable, allocatable	capable of being distributed
Nouns	allocation	the act of distributing by allotting / allotting or apportioning
	allocation	(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
	allocation	a share set aside for a specific purpose
	allocator	a person with authority to allot / allot / allot or deal out or apportion

HyperDic: allocate