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allocate

/ˈæləˌkeɪt/A-luh-kayt
/ˈæləˌkeɪt/A-luh-kayt

Meaningto place

Common meaning: to give out a share for a given use

‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘a place, spot’ → allocate

Journey through time

  1. Latinlocus‘a place, spot’
  2. Englishallocate‘to give out a share for a given use’ · today

al- also in: allyalarmalludealleviate

loc also in: locallocatelocationlocomotivedislocate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin locus ‘a place, spot’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry locus, p. 1074 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • locus Latin “a place, spot”

Related words

collocatedislocatelocallocatelocationlocomotive

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