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   Dis·trib·ute

   /dəˈstribyo͞ot/

   

   verb

   • 1. give shares of (something); deal out: "information leaflets are being distributed to hotels and guest houses" Similar give outdeal outhand out/aroundissuedispenseadministerpass arounddole outdispose ofallocateallotapportionassignshare outdivide out/upmeasure outmete outparcel outration outinformal:divvy updish outcirculateissuehand outdeliverconveytransmitOpposite collect
   • ▪ supply (goods) to stores and other businesses that sell to consumers: "the journal is distributed worldwide"
   • ▪ separate (metal type that has been set up) and return the characters to their separate compartments in a type case.
   • 2. occur throughout an area: "the birds are mainly distributed in marshes and river valleys" Similar dispersediffusedisseminatescatterspreadstrew
   • ▪ spread (a load) over an area: "the seat is designed to ensure the weight of the passenger is evenly distributed"
   • ▪ spread (a computer system) over several machines, especially over a network: "you can distribute the system's output over your home network"
   • 3. use (a term) to include every individual of the class to which it refers: "the middle term must be distributed, at least once, in the premises"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin distribut- ‘divided up’, from the verb distribuere, from dis- ‘apart’ + tribuere ‘assign’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. distributable adjective

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