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distribute meaning and definition
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Definition of distribute (verb)
- administer or bestow, as in small portions
- distribute or disperse widely
- make available
- "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
- give to several people
- cause be distributed
- "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
- synonyms: circulate, pass around, pass on
- cause to become widely known
- "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
- synonyms: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, pass around, propagate, spread
- spread throughout a given area
- "the function distributes the values evenly"
- be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
- "Values distribute"
- be mathematically distributive
- to arrange in a systematic order
- "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"
- synonyms: stagger
Source: Princeton University Wordnet