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distribute
[ dih-strib-yoot ]
verb (used with object)
- to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- to promote, sell, and ship or deliver (an item or line of merchandise) to individual customers, especially in a specified region or area.
- to pass out or deliver (mail, newspapers, etc.) to intended recipients.
- to divide into distinct phases:
The process was distributed into three stages.
- to divide into classes:
These plants are distributed into 22 classes.
Synonyms: categorize, arrange, sort, classify
- Logic. to employ (a term) in a proposition so as to refer to all individuals denoted by the term.
- Physical Chemistry. to dissolve uniformly in a solvent consisting of layers of immiscible or partially miscible substances.
- Printing.
- to roll out (ink) on the table to attain the proper consistency.
- to return (type) to the proper place after printing.
distribute
/ dɪˈstrɪbjuːt /
verb
- to give out in shares; dispense
- to hand out or deliver
to distribute handbills
- often passive to spread throughout a space or area
gulls are distributed along the west coast
- often passive to divide into classes or categories; classify
these books are distributed in four main categories
- printing to return (used type) to the correct positions in the type case
- logic to incorporate in a distributed term of a categorial proposition
- 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
- obsolete.to dispense (justice)
Derived Forms
- disˈtributable, adjective
Other Words From
- dis·trib·ut·a·ble adjective
- pre·dis·trib·ute verb (used with object) predistributed predistributing
Word History and Origins
Origin of distribute1
Word History and Origins
Origin of distribute1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Biden also called for any potential vaccine to be equitably distributed.
Today, StarTech’s being managed a lot more conservatively than in 2015, as shown by the share of earnings it’s distributing instead of re-investing.
This lightweight vest is made from comfy neoprene material and has an ergonomic design, so the weights are distributed equally.
States and local communities will need to devise precise plans for receiving and locally distributing vaccines, some of which will require special handling such as refrigeration or freezing.
“Claims of having a vaccine ready to distribute before you do testing, I think, is problematic, at best,” Fauci said.
Surenos are told when to workout, who to associate with and how to distribute any funds they make from illegal activity.
Pinch it with your fingers until it makes large crumbles and distribute it on the berries (it will not cover them entirely).
To be sure, it had plenty of big newspaper plants, but could we bring our papers back to Baltimore in time to distribute them?
Rather than focus on building large centralized plants, why not distribute solar power across a bunch of rooftops?
He blanched when it came time to plunge, invest the money, press, and distribute.
In the time when thou shalt end the days of thy life, and in the time of thy decease, distribute thy inheritance.
To the greatest extent of the capacities of all, it is dutiful for them to obtain and distribute copies of the blessed word.
It would endanger me to distribute such a fiery appeal, my friend remonstrated.
You would like us to print the Testament of Jean Meslier and distribute four or five thousand copies.
Even we publishers have our ideals—and our purest is to distribute through the world the works of a man of genius.
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