/ Dictionary / Index A allocate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: al•lo•cate Pronunciation: (al'u-kāt"), [key] — -cat•ed, -cat•ing. to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects. to fix the place of; locate. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: allocate (Thesaurus) allocable allocation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language