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Meaning & Definition of Distribute in English

English

Distribute

/dɪstrɪbjut/

verb

1. 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"
synonym:
  • distribute,
  • administer,
  • mete out,
  • deal,
  • parcel out,
  • lot,
  • dispense,
  • shell out,
  • deal out,
  • dish out,
  • allot,
  • dole out

2. Distribute or disperse widely

  • "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
synonym:
  • spread,
  • distribute

3. Make available

  • "The publisher wants to distribute the book in asia"
synonym:
  • distribute

4. Give to several people

  • "The teacher handed out the exams"
synonym:
  • distribute,
  • give out,
  • hand out,
  • pass out

5. Cause be distributed

  • "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
synonym:
  • circulate,
  • pass around,
  • pass on,
  • distribute

6. Cause to become widely known

  • "Spread information"
  • "Circulate a rumor"
  • "Broadcast the news"
synonym:
  • circulate,
  • circularize,
  • circularise,
  • distribute,
  • disseminate,
  • propagate,
  • broadcast,
  • spread,
  • diffuse,
  • disperse,
  • pass around

7. Spread throughout a given area

  • "The function distributes the values evenly"
synonym:
  • distribute

8. Be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses

  • "Values distribute"
synonym:
  • distribute

9. Be mathematically distributive

synonym:
  • distribute

10. To arrange in a systematic order

  • "Stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"
synonym:
  • stagger,
  • distribute

Examples of using

Newspapers distribute information to the public.