'Distribute' definitions:
Definition of 'distribute'
(from WordNet)
verb
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" [syn: distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out]
verb
Distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" [syn: spread, distribute] [ant: collect, garner, gather, pull together]
verb
Make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
verb
Give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams" [syn: distribute, give out, hand out, pass out]
verb
Cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty" [syn: circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute]
verb
Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around]
verb
Spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly"
verb
Be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute"
verb
Be mathematically distributive
verb
To arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall" [syn: stagger, distribute]
Definition of 'Distribute'
From: GCIDE
- Distribute \Dis*trib"ute\, v. i. To make distribution. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Distribute'
From: GCIDE
- Distribute \Dis*trib"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distributed; p. pr. & vb. n. Distributing.] [L. distributus, p. p. of distribuere to divide, distribute; dis- + tribuere to assign, give, allot. See Tribute.]
- 1. To divide among several or many; to deal out; to apportion; to allot. [1913 Webster]
- She did distribute her goods to all them that were nearest of kindred. --Judith xvi. 24. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To dispense; to administer; as, to distribute justice. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To divide or separate, as into classes, orders, kinds, or species; to classify; to assort, as specimens, letters, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Printing) (a) To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases. (b) To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Logic) To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise. [1913 Webster]
- A term is said to be distributed when it is taken universal, so as to stand for everything it is capable of being applied to. --Whately.
- Syn: To dispense; deal out; apportion; allot; share; assign; divide. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'distribute'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- administer,
- align,
- allocate,
- allot,
- apportion,
- arrange,
- array,
- assign,
- assort,
- bestow,
- bestrew,
- broadcast,
- categorize,
- circulate,
- circumfuse,
- class,
- classify,
- collocate,
- come across with,
- compose,
- convey,
- deal,
- deal out,
- deliver,
- deliver over,
- diffract,
- diffuse,
- disburse,
- dish out,
- dispense,
- disperse,
- dispose,
- dispread,
- disseminate,
- diverge,
- divide,
- divide up,
- dole,
- dole out,
- donate,
- dribble,
- fan out,
- file,
- fix,
- fork over,
- forward,
- give,
- give in,
- give out,
- give over,
- group,
- hand,
- hand in,
- hand out,
- hand over,
- issue,
- line,
- line up,
- marshal,
- measure out,
- mete,
- mete out,
- order,
- overscatter,
- oversow,
- overspread,
- parcel,
- parcel out,
- partition,
- pass,
- pass around,
- pass out,
- pass over,
- pay out,
- place,
- portion,
- portion out,
- present,
- propagate,
- prorate,
- publish,
- radiate,
- rally,
- range,
- ration,
- reach,
- regiment,
- render,
- resign,
- retail,
- scatter,
- set out,
- share out,
- sort,
- sow,
- sow broadcast,
- space,
- splay,
- spoon out,
- spread,
- spread out,
- strew,
- surrender,
- transfer,
- turn over,
- utter
Words containing 'Distribute'
- Distributable,
- Distributed,
- Distributer,
- Distributing,
- Distribution,
- Distributional,
- Distributive,
- Distributively,
- Distributiveness,
- Distributive operation,
- Distributive proportion,
- Geographical distribution,
- bernoulli distribution,
- binomial distribution,
- complementary distribution,
- distributed fire,
- distribution agreement,
- distribution channel,
- distribution cost,
- distribution law,
- distribution list,
- distributive faults,
- distributive shock,
- frequency distribution,
- gaussian distribution,
- normal distribution,
- poisson distribution,
- sample distribution,
- statistical distribution,
- widely distributed,
- Distributing past office,
- boltzmann distribution law,
- distributed data processing,
- distribution free statistic,
- maxwell-boltzmann distribution law