DISTRIBUTE
Scrabble letter values: D2I1S1T1R1I1B3U1T1E1 = 13
Definition
- verb administer or bestow, as in small portions. — synonyms: administer, mete_out, deal, parcel_out, lot, dispense, shell_out, deal_out
- verb distribute or disperse widely. — synonyms: spread
- verb make available.
- verb give to several people. — synonyms: give_out, hand_out, pass_out
- verb cause to be distributed. — synonyms: circulate, pass_around, pass_on
- verb cause to become widely known. — synonyms: circulate, circularize, circularise, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse
- verb spread throughout a given area.
- verb be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses.
- verb be mathematically distributive.
- verb to arrange in a systematic order. — synonyms: stagger
Examples
- “administer critical remarks to everyone present”
- “dole out some money”
- “shell out pocket money for the children”