allocate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
    apportion.
    • I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis
    • I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip

WordNet

Al"lo*cate transitive verb
Etymology
LL. allocatus, p. p. of allocare, fr. L. ad + locare to place. See Allow.
Definitions
  1. To distribute or assign; to allot. Burke.
  2. To localize. R.

Webster 1913