distribute

Meaning

1. (transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
2. (transitive) To supply to retail outlets.
3. (transitive) To deliver or pass out.
4. (transitive) To scatter or spread.
5. (transitive) To apportion (more or less evenly).
6. (transitive) To classify or separate into categories.
7. (intransitive) To be distributive.
8. To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
9. To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
10. To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.
11. To have employees working remotely from multiple locations.

Synonyms

divide

allot

share

apportion

dispense

allocate

hand out

give out

scatter

spread

deal

give

circulate

disseminate

deliver

assign

disperse

issue

diffuse

deal out

share out

dole out

broadcast

propagate

portion

pass around

pass out

dish out

parcel out

administer

sell

separate

circularize

circularise

divide among

supply

lot

bestow

classify

dissipate

divide up

portion out

stagger

mete out

give away

serve

shell out

dispose

split

divide into parts

Translations

distribuer

verteilen

distribuir

distribuire

répartir

distribuir

repartir

distribuir

verdelen

austeilen

zuteilen

distribueren

dividere

ripartire

uitdelen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈstɹɪbjuːt/

Etymology

PIE word
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From Latin distributus, past participle of distribuere (“to divide, distribute”), from dis- (“apart”) + tribuere (“to give, impart”); see tribute.