allot Copy link Outline 1. distrĭbuo, ŭi, ūtum, 32. descrībo, scripsi, scriptum, 33. assigno, 14. do, dĕdi, dătum, dăre • allot: 1. distrĭbuo, ŭi, ūtum, 3: Caesar a.'d ships to the different commanding officers, Caesar naves praefectis distribuit, Caes.: v. to distribute, quarter. 2. descrībo, scripsi, scriptum, 3: to a. sums of money to the states, civitatibus pecuniarum summas d., Cic. Fig.: to a. his proper duty to each man, suum cuique munus d., Cic.: Hor. 3. assigno, 1: land was a.'d to the soldiers, militibus ager assignatus est, Caes. Fig.: a duty a.'d by God, munus assignatum a Deo, Cic.: v. to assign. 4. do, dĕdi, dătum, dăre: esp. in phr., triumvirs for allotting land, triumviri agro dando, Liv.: v. to bestow.