Antonyms for allots

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uh-lot

Phonetic Transcription : əˈlɒt

Definition of allots

Origin : late 15c., from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir) "to divide by lots, to divide into lots," from à "to" (see ad-) + loter "lot," a word of Germanic origin (cf. Gothic hlauts, Old High German hloz, Old English hlot; see lot). Related: Allotted; allotting.

verb assign; give portion

Example sentences :

Refuse not any thing he allots you, but embrace it as the best and properest for you.
Extract from : « Letters on the Improvement of the Mind » by Hester Chapone

To some He allots heart—and the beating pulse of humanity is theirs.
Extract from : « Love Stories » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

For this reason he allots to each one his part of the farce; but it would be tedious to describe, for it lasts fully three hours.
Extract from : « The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. III: Acadia, 1611-1616 » by Various

Ona has not, but there must surely be some trusty person to whom he allots the care of its furniture.
Extract from : « The Sword of Damocles » by Anna Katharine Green

Each year new names were added to his budget, like that of a reigning house which allots pensions to its forgotten servants.
Extract from : « The Enemies of Women » by Vicente Blasco Ibez

Order is the distribution which allots things equal and unequal, each to its own place.
Extract from : « The City of God, Volume II » by Aurelius Augustine

He allots it to the visitor of the district to which the applicant belongs, for his name and address are on this paper.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 » by George Stewart

It provides the site, erects the theatre, and allots a substantial subsidy to its maintenance.
Extract from : « Shakespeare and the Modern Stage » by Sir Sidney Lee

He designates the target, and, when practicable, allots a part of the target to each platoon.
Extract from : « Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 » by United States War Department

A man can secure an allowance from the government of ten dollars a month to a dependent parent, if he allots five dollars a month.
Extract from : « Mobilizing Woman-Power » by Harriot Stanton Blatch

Synonyms for allots

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