allocate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Latin allocātus, perfect passive participle of Latin allocō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to”) + locō. Doublet of allow. ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: ăl'ə-kāt (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæl.ə.keɪt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæl.əˌkeɪt/, /ˈæl.oʊˌkeɪt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæl.ə.kæɪt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ə.kæɪt/ enPR: ə-lə-kāt' (Indic) IPA(key): /əlɵˈkeʈ/ ==== Verb ==== allocate (third-person singular simple present allocates, present participle allocating, simple past and past participle allocated) To set aside for a purpose. Synonyms: appropriate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to. (computing) To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program. Antonyms: free, deallocate ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English allocat(e) (“allocated”), originally used as the past participle of allocate, from Latin allocātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. ==== Adjective ==== allocate (not comparable) (obsolete, of a pension or allowance) allocated === Etymology 3 === 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.”). ==== Noun ==== allocate (plural allocates) (obsolete, UK, historical, law) A writ authorizing payment, allowance, grant. === References === == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== allocate inflection of allocare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== allocate f pl feminine plural of allocato === Anagrams === ocellata == Latin == === Verb === allocāte second-person plural present active imperative of allocō