Home/USA Today Rootonym/To set apart for a particular purpose; to assign; to allot; to distribute (verb)
To set apart for a particular purpose; to assign; to allot; to distribute (verb)
Looking for the answer to the USA Today Rootonym clue “To set apart for a particular purpose; to assign; to allot; to distribute (verb)”? The solution is ALLOCATE, a 8-letter word built on the root LOC (“place”). It appeared in the June 25, 2026 (Thursday) USA Today Rootonym. See the full puzzle for that day's other words.
Answer
ALLOCATE
**LOC***LOCmeans “place”
In a sentence
Ken and his wife ALLOCATE an amount of money each year to fund a savings account.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “To set apart for a particular purpose; to assign; to allot; to distribute (verb)” has the answer ALLOCATE (8 letters), built on the root LOC, which means “place”. Browse the full June 25, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or see all Rootonym answers.