distribute

[ dih-strib-yoot ]

/ dɪˈstrɪb yut /

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verb (used with object), dis·trib·ut·ed, dis·trib·ut·ing.

to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.

to disperse through a space or over an area; spread; scatter.

to promote, sell, and ship or deliver (an item or line of merchandise) to individual customers, especially in a specified region or area.

to pass out or deliver (mail, newspapers, etc.) to intended recipients.

to divide into distinct phases: The process was distributed into three stages.

to divide into classes: These plants are distributed into 22 classes.

Logic. to employ (a term) in a proposition so as to refer to all individuals denoted by the term.

Physical Chemistry. to dissolve uniformly in a solvent consisting of layers of immiscible or partially miscible substances.

Printing.

to roll out (ink) on the table to attain the proper consistency.
to return (type) to the proper place after printing.

Origin of distribute

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin distribūtus, past participle of distribuere to divide up. See dis-¹, tribute

SYNONYMS FOR distribute

1 assign, mete, apportion.

6 dispose, sort, arrange, categorize.

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1. Distribute, dispense apply to giving out something. Distribute implies apportioned, individualized giving, especially of something that is definite or limited in amount or number: The prizes were distributed among ten winners. Dispense formerly implied indiscriminate, general, and liberal giving, especially of something that was more or less indefinite or unmeasured in amount: to dispense largess. It now applies chiefly to giving according to need or deserts, from an organized and official source: to dispense medicines and food to the victims.

OTHER WORDS FROM distribute

dis·trib·ut·a·ble, adjective pre·dis·trib·ute, verb (used with object), pre·dis·trib·ut·ed, pre·dis·trib·ut·ing.

Words nearby distribute

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Example sentences from the Web for distribute

Surenos are told when to workout, who to associate with and how to distribute any funds they make from illegal activity.

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Pinch it with your fingers until it makes large crumbles and distribute it on the berries (it will not cover them entirely).

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To be sure, it had plenty of big newspaper plants, but could we bring our papers back to Baltimore in time to distribute them?

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Rather than focus on building large centralized plants, why not distribute solar power across a bunch of rooftops?

Panel Discussion |The Daily Beast |September 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

He blanched when it came time to plunge, invest the money, press, and distribute.

The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters |Alex Belth |August 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But immediately after making this pious pact they began to distribute among themselves the spoils of war.

The Jesuits, 1534-1921 |Thomas J. Campbell
Bernardo immediately set to work to distribute his fortune among the poor.

Life of St. Francis of Assisi |Paul Sabatier
Captain Mayo had declared that he knew where to find faithful workers when it came time to distribute jobs.

Blow The Man Down |Holman Day
Socialism does not propose to abolish property or distribute wealth.

Twentieth Century Socialism |Edmond Kelly
Don't get the idea that Dick is going to distribute five-dollar gold pieces along the route, Simon.

Dick Hamilton's Fortune |Howard R. Garis

British Dictionary definitions for distribute

distribute

/ (dɪˈstrɪbjuːt) /

verb (tr)

to give out in shares; dispense

to hand out or deliver to distribute handbills

(often passive) to spread throughout a space or area gulls are distributed along the west coast

(often passive) to divide into classes or categories; classify these books are distributed in four main categories

printing to return (used type) to the correct positions in the type case

logic to incorporate in a distributed term of a categorial proposition

maths logic to expand an expression containing two operators in such a way that the precedence of the operators is changed; for example, distributing multiplication over addition in a (b + c) yields ab + ac

obsolete to dispense (justice)

Derived forms of distribute

distributable, adjective

Word Origin for distribute

C15: from Latin distribuere from dis- 1 + tribuere to give

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verb (used with object), dis·trib·ut·ed, dis·trib·ut·ing.

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