Distribute

Verb

 * 1)  To divide into portions and dispense.
 * He distributed the bread amongst his followers.
 * 1)  To supply to retail outlets.
 * The agency distributes newspapers to local shops.
 * 1)  To deliver or pass out.
 * A network of children distributes flyers to every house.
 * 1)  To scatter or spread.
 * I raked the soil then distributed grass seed.
 * 1)  To apportion (more or less evenly).
 * The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area.
 * 1)  To classify or separate into categories.
 * The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments.
 * 1)  To be distributive.

Adverbs for Distribute
genially; exclusively; uniformly; indecisively; judiciously; equally; geographically; geometrically; irregularly; indefinitely; equitably; plentifully; scientifically; socially; ultimately; unlimitedly; symmetrically; lavishly; visibly; wastefully.

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

Etymology
< distributus:, past participle of distribuere: < dis-: + tribuere:; see tribute.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: разпределям
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: aufteilen, verteilen


 * Hebrew: חילק
 * Japanese: 分ける (wakeru)
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: distribui, împărți, repartiza
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: fördela
 * Turkish:, paylaştırmak


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, , beliefern
 * Hebrew: הפיץ


 * Japanese: 配達する (haitatsu-suru), 配送する (haisō-suru)
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: distribui
 * Swedish:


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: раздавам
 * Czech: distribuovat
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,


 * Hebrew: חילק
 * Japanese: 撒く (maku), 配る (kubaru), 配布する (haifu-suru)
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: distribui, livra, repartiza
 * Swedish: dela ut, utdela
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian: разпръсквам
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Japanese: 蒔く (maku)
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Swedish: fördela


 * Armenian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:


 * Hebrew: חילק
 * Japanese: 分散する (bunsan-suru)
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: repartiza, distribui
 * Swedish: fördela


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German: aufteilen
 * Hebrew: חילק


 * Japanese: 分ける (wakeru), 分類する (bunrui-suru)
 * Portuguese: classificar
 * Romanian: împărți, repartiza, clasifica
 * Swedish: uppdela


 * Finnish:


 * Japanese: 分布する (bunpu-suru)


 * : dissendi, distribui
 * : dǣlan
 * : dǣlan

Derived terms

 * distribution
 * distributionism
 * distributism
 * distributivism
 * distributor

Anagrams

 * turbidites

Etymology
From distributus:, participle of distribuo:

Adverb

 * 1) orderly, methodically

Related terms

 * distribuō
 * distribūtiō
 * distribūtus