Synonyms for allocate
Definitions
- v. 1
To set aside for a purpose.
Please do not eat the meringue, as it is allocated for the dinner party tomorrow.
Related words
- Word family
- allocable allocatable allocative allocator allocation
Forms
- Past participle
- allocated
e.g. allocated → assigned, earmarked, dedicated, designated…
Example sentences
- assign Tom is authorised to assign us work assignments.
- dedicate The rest of the morning I will dedicate to shopping.
- designate Each football team needs to designate a captain.
- apportion We need to figure out how to apportion the food.
- collocate The noun "rain" doesn't collocate with the adjective "busy."
By length
- 5 letters
- allot2
- 6 letters
- commit2, assign2, detach2
- 7 letters
- earmark2
- 8 letters
- dedicate3
- 9 letters
- designate3, apportion3, collocate
- 10 letters
- distribute3
- 11 letters
- appropriate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (allot2 = 2 syllables).