redistribute

[ ree-di-strib-yoot ]

/ ˌri dɪˈstrɪb yut /

to distribute again or anew: The corporation will redistribute its share of the profits to its stockholders.

to alter the distribution of; apportion differently: Let's redistribute the work more fairly.

Origin of redistribute

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + distribute

Any belly fat might redistribute itself in a more “womanly” way around the hips, thighs, and buttocks.

Hormone Therapy Is More Than Just a Physical Process |Brandy Zadrozny |August 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Most people ally generosity on the side of fairness because fairness seeks to redistribute benefits and properties.

Why Favoritism Is Virtuous: The Case Against Fairness |Stephen T. Asma |December 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
They will use their majority to pillage the makers and redistribute to the takers.

Fellow Conservatives, Ease Off the Doom and Gloom |David Frum |November 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Democrats could use a sunny day as an excuse to destroy the free market, redistribute income and pander to lobbyists.

Coulter: Ok For Me, Not For You |David Frum |August 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Romney, on account of his wealthy personal life, has to tiptoe around policies that redistribute wealth upward.

What's Wrong With Perry's Tax Plan |David Sessions |October 25, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
We, as a result, enact the rôle of patient, sweet generosity and redistribute gifts.

The Leaven in a Great City |Lillian William Betts
Come to such a place this evening; all the neighbourhood will be there; we are going to redistribute the dwelling-houses.

The Conquest of Bread |Peter Kropotkin
Demand for consumption goods is thus the manifestation of the man's desire to redistribute his enjoyments.

The Principles of Economics |Frank A. Fetter
This ovular migration may serve to redistribute eggs to the oviducts when the ovaries are functioning at unequal rates.

Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz |John M. Legler
This movement puzzled the newcomer until he suddenly realized that it was merely to redistribute the rouge on them.

The Shadow |Arthur Stringer

redistribute

/ (ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt) /

to distribute (something) again or differently

redistributive, adjective