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distribute

dist·ri·bute

UK/dɪˈstɹɪbjuːt/ US/ˈdɪstɹɪbjuːt/ fairly common

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”
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2.

distribute or disperse widely

  • “The invaders spread their language all over the country”
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3.

make available

  • “The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia”
4.

give out

  • “The teacher handed out the exams”
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5.

cause to be distributed

  • “This letter is circulating among the faculty”
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6.

cause to become widely known

  • “spread information”
  • “circulate a rumor”
  • “broadcast the news”
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7.

spread throughout a given area

  • “the function distributes the values evenly”
8.

be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses

  • “Values distribute”
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10.

to arrange in a systematic order

  • “stagger the chairs in the lecture hall”
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Origin

PIE word *tréyes From Latin distributus, past participle of distribuere (“to divide, distribute”), from dis- (“apart”) + tribuere (“to give, impart”); see tribute.

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