different between nominate vs allocate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin n?min?tus, perfect passive participle of n?min? (“I name”), from n?men (“a name”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?m.?.ne?t/, /?n?m.?.ne?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?m.?.ne?t/, /?n?m.?.ne?t/

Verb

nominate (third-person singular simple present nominates, present participle nominating, simple past and past participle nominated)

1. To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
2. (obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.
   • 1658: the City of Norwich [...] was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)

Synonyms

• (confer a name upon): bename; see also Thesaurus:denominate

Related terms

• denominate
• nomination

Translations

Adjective

nominate (not comparable)

1. (zoology) nominotypical

   the nominate subspecies

Anagrams

• Timonean, antinome

Italian

Verb

nominate

1. second-person plural present indicative of nominare
2. second-person plural imperative of nominare
3. feminine plural of nominato

Anagrams

• monetina

Latin

Verb

n?min?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of n?min?

Participle

n?min?te

1. vocative masculine singular of n?min?tus

English

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin allocare, from ad- (“to”) + locus (“place”), plus Latinate English suffix +? -ate. Compare allocable, without the -ate.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?l'?-k?t, IPA^(key): /?æl.?.ke?t/

Verb

allocate (third-person singular simple present allocates, present participle allocating, simple past and past participle allocated)

1. To set aside for a purpose.
2. To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.

   The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools.

3. (computing) To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.

Synonyms

• (set aside for a purpose): appropriate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart

Antonyms

• (reserve a section of memory): free, deallocate

Related terms

• allocable

Translations

Italian

Verb

allocate

1. second-person plural present indicative of allocare
2. second-person plural imperative of allocare
3. feminine plural of allocato

Latin

Verb

alloc?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of alloc?