ETYM Late Lat. allocatus, p. p. of allocare, from Latin ad + locare to place. Related to Allow.
To distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; SYN. apportion.

1. To bring together.
2. To hire for a job.
3. To bring together for marriage.
4. To get caught; as of gears; SYN. mesh, lock, operate.
5. Said of wars, battles, or campaigns; SYN. wage.
6. To recruit aid, help, services, or support; SYN. enlist.

1. To live (in a certain place); SYN. reside, lodge in.
2. To occupy the whole of; SYN. fill.

1. To arrange for and reserve in advance; SYN. hold, book.
2. To hold back or set aside, esp. for future use or contingency: reserve: they held back their applause in anticipation.
3. To hold on to; SYN. retain, hold.
4. To obtain or arrange in advance:

(Alternate spelling: seise).
(Homonym: seas).
1. To take by force.
2. To take hold of; also metaphorically; SYN. prehend, clutch.

1. To put into service; make work; make use of of employ for a particular purpose:; SYN. utilize, utilise, apply, employ.
2. To seek or achieve an end by using
3. To take or consume (regularly)
4. To use up, consume fully; SYN. expend.