(v) distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose, Syn. apportion, Example:I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis; I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip
[ぶる, buru] (v5r, vt) (1) to wave; to shake; to swing; (2) to sprinkle; to throw (dice); (3) to cast (actor); to allocate (work); (4) to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump; (5) to abandon; to give up; to ruin; (6) (See 振り仮名) to add kana indicating a reading of a word; (7) to slightly change headings; to change directions; (8) to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct; (9) to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine); (10) to bring up the main topic; (11) to replace; to substitute; (12) to set up a joke for somebody else; (P)#18866
[ぞうし, zoushi] (n) (1) palace room for government officials or ladies in waiting; (2) room inside a palace or private estate allocated to employees; person living in such a room; (3) (See 大学寮) boarding house for trainee administrators (ritsuryo period)