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distribute

[ dih-strib-yoot ]

verb (used with object)

distributed, distributing.
  1. to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to disperse through a space or over an area; spread; scatter.
  3. to promote, sell, and ship or deliver (an item or line of merchandise) to individual customers, especially in a specified region or area.
  4. to pass out or deliver (mail, newspapers, etc.) to intended recipients.
  5. to divide into distinct phases:

    The process was distributed into three stages.

  6. to divide into classes:

    These plants are distributed into 22 classes.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  7. Logic. to employ (a term) in a proposition so as to refer to all individuals denoted by the term.
  8. Physical Chemistry. to dissolve uniformly in a solvent consisting of layers of immiscible or partially miscible substances.
  9. Printing.
    1. to roll out (ink) on the table to attain the proper consistency.
    2. to return (type) to the proper place after printing.


distribute

/ ɪˈٰɪː /

verb

  1. to give out in shares; dispense
  2. to hand out or deliver

    to distribute handbills

  3. often passive to spread throughout a space or area

    gulls are distributed along the west coast

  4. often passive to divide into classes or categories; classify

    these books are distributed in four main categories

  5. printing to return (used type) to the correct positions in the type case
  6. logic to incorporate in a distributed term of a categorial proposition
  7. maths logic to expand an expression containing two operators in such a way that the precedence of the operators is changed; for example, distributing multiplication over addition in a ( b + c ) yields ab + ac
  8. obsolete.
    to dispense (justice)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈٰܳٲ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of distribute1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin 徱ٰūٳܲ, past participle of distribuere “to divide up”; dis- 1, tribute
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of distribute1

C15: from Latin distribuere from dis- 1+ tribuere to give
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Synonym Study

Distribute, dispense apply to giving out something. Distribute implies apportioned, individualized giving, especially of something that is definite or limited in amount or number: The prizes were distributed among ten winners. Dispense formerly implied indiscriminate, general, and liberal giving, especially of something that was more or less indefinite or unmeasured in amount: to dispense largesse. It now applies chiefly to giving according to need or deserts, from an organized and official source: to dispense medicines and food to the victims.
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Example Sentences

Members of two groups, Seniors for Peace and the Democratic Club, gathered Tuesday outside a clubhouse on the 500-acre property to plan a weekend demonstration and distribute flyers that warned:

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