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Definition of: allocate
(al′ə·kāt) v.t. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing
1. To set apart for a special purpose, as funds.
2. To apportion; assign, as a share or in shares.
3. To locate or localize, as a person or event. [<Med.L allocatus, pp. of allocare <L ad- to + locare place < locus a place]
—al·lo·ca·ble (al′ə·kə·bəl) adjective
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