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Allocate antonyms | verbs

Antonyms for allocate as a verb.

  • keep assign
  • withhold assign
  • keep together assign
  • hold assign
  • misallocate
  • appropriate
  • indicate specify
  • absorb specify
  • connect specify
  • combine specify
  • merge specify

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Antonyms for allocate

  • keep together

Definition of allocate

  • 1630s, from verbal used of adjective allocate (mid-15c. in legal use), from Medieval Latin allocate (the common first word of writs authorizing payment), imperative plural of allocare "allocate," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + locare "to place" (see locate). Related: Allocated ; allocating .
  • verb assign; divide among
  • It requires keen and discriminating judgment to allocate specimens with passing exactitude as to time and place.
  • Extract from : « Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture » by Arthur Hayden
  • In Chinese annals two names appear as those of the district and town (I am not able to allocate their application with certainty).
  • Extract from : « The Bbur-nma in English » by Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
  • My specimens also showed these intermediate tendencies and I am unable at present to allocate the specimens to subspecies.
  • Extract from : « Birds from North Borneo » by Max C. Thompson
  • It was accordingly arranged to allocate yards or separate sections of yards, so that one class of tonnage only would be produced.
  • Extract from : « Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 » by Various
  • Adaptability results from diversity; so does the ability to allocate resources within the dynamic community.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • How to allocate ever-scarcer resources amongst these items is a daunting – close to impossible – task.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • Some will have two, some three, some a number of members; and on what system will you allocate the members to these divisions?
  • Extract from : « Liberalism and the Social Problem » by Winston Spencer Churchill
  • I once intended to allocate a pocket especially for greenbacks, but found it unnecessary.
  • Extract from : « Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694] » by Christopher Darlington Morley
  • And we have been able to allocate all the haloes so far investigated to one or the other of the known radioactive families.
  • Extract from : « The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays » by J. (John) Joly

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  • appropriate

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What does the verb allocate mean?

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb allocate , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

How common is the verb allocate ?

How is the verb allocate pronounced, british english, u.s. english, where does the verb allocate come from.

Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the verb allocate is in the mid 1500s.

OED's earliest evidence for allocate is from around 1551–2.

allocate is a borrowing from Latin.

Etymons: Latin allocat- , allocare .

Nearby entries

  • alloantigen, n. 1964–
  • alloantigenic, adj. 1965–
  • alloantiserum, n. 1970–
  • allobarbital, n. 1944–
  • allobarbitone, n. 1934–
  • Allobroges, n. a1387–
  • Allobrogical, adj. 1593–1656
  • allocable, adj. 1715–
  • allocate, n. 1438–
  • allocate, adj. 1533–1860
  • allocate, v. 1551–
  • allocated, adj. ?1713–
  • allocation, n. 1447–
  • allocative, adj. a1832–
  • allocator, n. 1885–
  • allocatur, n. 1676–
  • allocentric, adj. 1909–
  • allochem, n. 1959–
  • allochemical, adj. 1948–
  • allochiral, adj. 1893–
  • allochirally, adv. 1890–

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Meaning & use

Pronunciation, compounds & derived words, entry history for allocate, v..

allocate, v. was revised in September 2012

allocate, v. was last modified in July 2023

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What is another word for allocate ?

Synonyms for allocate ˈæl əˌkeɪt al·lo·cate, this thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word allocate ., wiktionary rate these synonyms: 2.3 / 3 votes.

  • allocate verb

Antonyms: free

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allocate, apportion verb

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'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

Synonyms: deal , portion out , apportion , share , divvy up

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List of paraphrases for "allocate":

assign , devote , earmark , allocating , assigning , affect , allocation , allot , dedicate , apportion , distribute , map , assigned , spend , attribute , award , distribution , commit , dispense

How to pronounce allocate?

How to say allocate in sign language, words popularity by usage frequency, how to use allocate in a sentence.

Wayne Kaufman :

We've been making new highs, but this isn't an enthusiastic rally, people will likely remain bullish, but they'll keep their powder dry and allocate a little more of their portfolios to cash.

Nancy Pelosi :

The real question is:do the Republicans in the Senate really want America to be independent? do they really want to bring back jobs, to be ‘Make It In America’ and allocate the resources to make sure that happens?

The rationale for PICC's acquisition of Hua Xia is to allocate its investment-growing portfolio.

Andy Beshear :

I wish we had 200,000 doses a week right now. We could allocate all of them.

Christyan Malek :

Covid-19 wiped out investment. These countries had to protect themselves fiscally. They didn't allocate as much into spare capacity.

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to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.

Origin of allocate

Synonym study for allocate, other words from allocate.

  • al·lo·ca·tor, noun
  • de·al·lo·cate, verb (used with object), de·al·lo·cat·ed, de·al·lo·cat·ing.
  • re·al·lo·cate, verb (used with object), re·al·lo·cat·ed, re·al·lo·cat·ing.

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How to use allocate in a sentence

The capital allocated to the investment bank as a percentage of risk-weighted assets was around 75% when I joined UBS.

With this information, we can do a better job of allocating media dollars going forward.

Gannon also said that this summer, for the first time, state funding had been allocated to help recruit and train MAT teams.

Learning how to wisely allocate your resources can both save and earn you a lot of money.

Though the money is allocated by neighborhood, it’s all “city money,” said Tomlinson.

Also, our house will be paid off so we can allocate those savings to other investments.

And we can talk about whether we want to allocate fewer resources to the aged.

I recommend you allocate 30% to a broad international stock fund, and 70% in a broad US index fund, such as an S&P500 fund.

Why allocate education dollars to a community perceived to be off the charts with spelling-bee winners and academic scholars?

While this frees up resources the Romney camp can allocate elsewhere, it could prove costly if it lets Santorum on the board.

And we have been able to allocate all the haloes so far investigated to one or the other of the known radioactive families.

I once intended to allocate a pocket especially for greenbacks, but found it unnecessary.

My specimens also showed these intermediate tendencies and I am unable at present to allocate the specimens to subspecies.

It was accordingly arranged to allocate yards or separate sections of yards, so that one class of tonnage only would be produced.

Some will have two, some three, some a number of members; and on what system will you allocate the members to these divisions?

British Dictionary definitions for allocate

/ ( ˈæləˌkeɪt ) /

to assign or allot for a particular purpose

a less common word for locate (def. 2)

Derived forms of allocate

  • allocatable , adjective

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Infinitive or -ing verb? Avoiding common mistakes with verb patterns (1)

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A young woman looking thoughtful. Above her head are two speech bubbles, reading "infinitive" and "-ing". She is deciding whether to use the infinitive or -ing form of a verb.

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Look at these two English sentences:

I agreed to pay for the damage.

He denied stealing the money.

You will see that each sentence has two verbs, but that the form of the second verb is different. In the first sentence, it is an infinitive with to ( to pay ), and in the second, it has an -ing form ( stealing ).

So how do you know which form to use? Unfortunately, there is no easy rule, but you can check in a dictionary such as the Cambridge Dictionary. For instance, if you click here on the word deserve , you will see the note [+ to infinitive] in front of the example with two verbs. Similarly, if you look at the entry for fancy , you will see the note [+ -ing verb].

The dictionary is very useful in this way, but in order to avoid errors, it is best to learn the patterns of very common verbs. For instance, you need to use a to-infinitive after decide , promise , want , need and many other common verbs:

They decided to take the train.

They decided take/taking the train.

Note that in negative sentences, not comes before the to-infinitive:

They decided not to take the train.

They decided to not take the train.

Similarly, the verbs avoid , finish , imagine and several others need an -ing verb, and you would lose marks in an exam for using an infinitive:

I try to avoid buying too many clothes.

I try to avoid buy/to buy too many clothes.

So far, we have looked at verbs that are followed immediately by another verb, but you also need to know the patterns for verbs that are followed by an object and then another verb.

For instance, advise , encourage , and invite need a to-infinitive for the verbs after the object, while verbs such as hear , prevent , and see need an -ing verb. Again, you can use the Cambridge Dictionary to check the patterns:

We advised them to leave immediately.

We advised them leave/leaving immediately.

They tried to stop us entering the building.

They tried to stop us enter/to enter the building.

It is also worth learning that the common verbs let and make (in the sense of ‘force’) need an infinitive without ‘to’ for the verb that follows them:

The teacher made her sit down.

The teacher made her to sit down.

In my next post, I will look at some tricky verbs that have different patterns according to their meaning, as well as verbs that are followed with a that clause or by two objects.

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    Synonyms of allocate transitive verb 1 : to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute allocate tasks among human and automated components 2 : to set apart or earmark : designate allocate a section of the building for special research purposes allocatable ˈa-lə-ˌkā-tə-bəl adjective allocation ˌa-lə-ˈkā-shən

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