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Definition of 'distribute'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) distribute
to divide and give out in shares; allot.

2.  distribute
to spread throughout a space or over an area; scatter.

3.  distribute
to pass out or deliver:
to distribute pamphlets.

4.  distribute
to sell (merchandise) in a specified area.

5.  distribute
to divide into distinct phases.

6.  distribute
to divide into classes.

7.  distribute
(in logic) to employ (a term) so as to refer to all individuals denoted by it.

Etymology: (1400–50; < L distribūtus, ptp. of distribuere to divide up. See dis -¹, tribute)

Definition of 'distribute'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
administer or bestow, as in small portions
"administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"

2. (verb) spread, distribute
distribute or disperse widely
"The invaders spread their language all over the country"

3. (verb) distribute
make available
"The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"

4. (verb) distribute, give out, hand out, pass out
give to several people
"The teacher handed out the exams"

5. (verb) circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
cause be distributed
"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"

6. (verb) circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
cause to become widely known
"spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

7. (verb) distribute
spread throughout a given area
"the function distributes the values evenly"

8. (verb) distribute
be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
"Values distribute"

9. (verb) distribute
be mathematically distributive

10. (verb) stagger, distribute
to arrange in a systematic order
"stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"

Definition of 'distribute'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) distribute
to give out
to distribute food to the poor; The group was fined for distributing illegal documents.

2. distribute
to send products to where they are sold
products that are efficiently distributed

3. distribute
to spread across an area
with your weight distributed evenly on both legs

Definition of 'distribute'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) distribute
to divide among several or many; to deal out; to apportion; to allot

2. (verb) distribute
to dispense; to administer; as, to distribute justice

3. (verb) distribute
to divide or separate, as into classes, orders, kinds, or species; to classify; to assort, as specimens, letters, etc

4. (verb) distribute
to separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases

5. (verb) distribute
to spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table

6. (verb) distribute
to employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise

7. (verb) distribute
to make distribution

Translation of 'distribute'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to divide (something) among several (people); to deal out He distributed sweets to all the children in the class.
Afrikaans: uitdeel, verdeel, verspre	Arabic: يُوَزِّع	Bulgarian: разпределям
Brazilian: distribuir	Czech: rozdat, rozdělit	German: verteilen
Danish: uddele; omdele	Greek: μοιράζω	Spanish: repartir, distribuir
Estonian: jaotama	Farsi: توزیع کردن؛ پخش کردن	Finnish: jakaa
French: partager, vendre	Hebrew: לְחָלֶק	Hindi: बाटना, वितरण करना, विभाग
Croatian: podijeliti	Hungarian: kioszt	Indonesian: membagikan
Icelandic: úthluta	Italian: distribuire	Japanese: 分配する
Korean: 나눠주다	Lithuanian: dalinti, skirstyti	Latvian: []dalīt; sadalīt
Malay: agih	Dutch: uitdelen	Norwegian: dele ut, fordele
Polish: rozprowadzać, rozdzielać,	Persian: توزیع کردن؛ پخش کردن	Pashto: وېشل، ويړ ول، جلا كول، خپ
Portuguese: distribuir	Romanian: aîmpărţi, a distribui	Russian: раздавать
Slovak: rozdať	Slovenian: razdeliti	Serbian: podeliti
Swedish: dela ut	Thai: แจกจ่าย	Turkish: paylaştırmak, dağıtmak
Taiwanese: 分配	Ukrainian: розподіляти, роздавати	Urdu: تقسیم کرنا
Vietnamese: phân phát	Chinese: 分配
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