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Distribute
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- 1 To divide into portions and dispense. transitive
"He distributed the bread amongst his followers."
- 2 cause to become widely known wordnet
- 3 To supply to retail outlets. transitive
"The agency distributes newspapers to local shops."
- 4 distribute or disperse widely wordnet
- 5 To deliver or pass out. transitive
"A network of children distributes flyers to every house."
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- 6 to arrange in a systematic order wordnet
- 7 To scatter or spread. transitive
"I raked the soil then distributed grass seed."
- 8 cause to be distributed wordnet
- 9 To apportion (more or less evenly). transitive
"The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area."
- 10 give to several people wordnet
- 11 To classify or separate into categories. transitive
"The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments."
- 12 administer or bestow, as in small portions wordnet
- 13 To be distributive. intransitive
"Multiplication distributes over addition."
- 14 release a publication wordnet
- 15 To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
- 16 be mathematically distributive wordnet
- 17 To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
- 18 be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses wordnet
- 19 To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.
"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."
- 20 spread throughout a given area wordnet
- 21 To have employees working remotely from multiple locations.
"distributed business; distributed employee"
Etymology
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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