Etymology

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Today it means: To set aside for a purpose. Full definition →

Latin allocātus
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allocate · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromallocō
  2. Latin · borrowed fromallocātus
  3. English todayallocate

From Latin allocātus, perfect passive participle of Latin allocō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to”) + locō. Doublet of allow. By surface analysis, al- + locate.

allocate · adjective2

  1. Latin · derived fromallocātus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromallocat(e)“allocated”
  3. English todayallocate

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.

allocate · noun3

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromallocātum
  2. Middle English · inherited fromallocate
  3. English todayallocate

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.”).

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