Allocate
Allocate verb - To give out (something) to appropriate individuals.
Usage example: allocated the housework in such a way that the older kids got more than the younger ones
Appropriate is a synonym for allocate in assign topic. In some cases you can use "Appropriate" instead a verb "Allocate", when it comes to topics like activity, adopt, allot, collect. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- allow and allocate
- allow and appropriate
- earmark and allocate
- earmark and appropriate
- allot and allocate
- allot and appropriate
- apportion and allocate
- apportion and appropriate
- assign and allocate
- assign and appropriate
- reserve and allocate
- reserve and appropriate
- set aside and allocate
- set aside and appropriate
Common collocations
| life | allocate life | appropriate life |
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Appropriate and Allocate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allocate/appropriate
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