DISTRIBUTE
/dɨˈstɹɪbjuːt/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 15
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
- “He distributed the bread amongst his followers.”
- “The agency distributes newspapers to local shops.”
- “A network of children distributes flyers to every house.”
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