[al.lo.cate] vt -cat.ed ; -cat.ing [ML allocatus, pp. of allocare, fr. L ad- + locare to place, fr. locus place--more at stall] (ca. 1641) 1: to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things: distribute "~ tasks among human and automated components"
2: to set apart or earmark: designate "~ a section of the building for special research purposes" -- al.lo.cat.able adj -- al.lo.ca.tion n -- al.lo.ca.tor n