Allocate vs. Locate

Allocateverb

To set aside for a purpose.

Allocateverb

To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.

Allocateverb

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

Allocateverb

To distribute or assign; to allot.

Allocateverb

To localize.

Allocateverb

distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose;

Locateverb

(transitive) To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

Locateverb

(transitive) To find out where something is located.

Locateverb

(transitive) To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)

Locateverb

To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.

Locateverb

To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

Locateverb

To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of; as, to locate a public building; to locate a mining claim; to locate (the land granted by) a land warrant.

Locateverb

To discover the location or site of; as, to locate the source of a radio transmission; to locate a leak; to locate the malfunction in a system.

Locateverb

To place one's self; to take up one's residence; to settle; as, to locate in Seattle.

Locateverb

discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining;

Locateverb

determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey;

Locateverb

assign a location to;

Locateverb

take up residence and become established;

Locateverb

discover the exact place or position of

Locateverb

situate in a particular place

Locateverb

place within a particular context

Locateverb

establish oneself or one's business in a specified place