1. distribute - 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"
Synonym(s): administer, mete_out, deal, parcel_out, lot, dispense, shell_out, deal_out, dish_out, allot, dole_out
Hypernym(s): give
2. distribute - verb
· distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
Synonym(s): spread
3. distribute - verb
· make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
Hypernym(s): transfer
4. distribute - verb
· give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
Synonym(s): give_out, hand_out, pass_out
Hypernym(s): give, gift, present
5. distribute - verb
· cause to be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
Synonym(s): circulate, pass_around, pass_on
6. distribute - verb
· cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Synonym(s): circulate, circularize, circularise, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass_around
Hypernym(s): publicize, publicise, air, bare
7. distribute - verb
· spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly"
Hypernym(s): spread, scatter, spread_out
8. distribute - verb
· be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute"
9. distribute - verb
· be mathematically distributive
Hypernym(s): be
10. distribute - verb
· to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"
Synonym(s): stagger
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