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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’.

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   • 1. distributable adjective

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   What does distributing mean?

   • to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot. to disperse through a space or over an area; spread; scatter. to promote, sell, and ship or deliver (an item or line of merchandise) to individual customers, especially in a specified region or area. to pass out or deliver (mail, newspapers, etc.) to intended recipients.

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   What does distribution mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DISTRIBUTE definition: 1. to give something out to several people, or to spread or supply something: 2. to give something…. Learn more.

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   What does distributive mean in math?

   • Mathematics To be distributive. If a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c, then × distributes over +. [Middle English distributen, from Latin distribuere, distribūt- : dis-, apart; see dis- + tribuere, to give; see tribute .] These verbs mean to give out in portions or shares. Distribute is the least specific: The government distributed land to settlers.

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   What is a distributed word?

   • Definition of distribute verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to give things to a large number of people; to share something between a number of people distribute something The leaflets have been widely distributed. The newspaper is distributed free. Viruses are often distributed via email.

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   What does distribute mean in a sentence?

   • Think of dividing up the last cookies in the cookie jar and passing them out to all your friends. Distribute can also mean to space out or arrange in a particular order — you'd want to distribute the chairs in even lines across the floor when setting up for a concert, for example. "Distribute."

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   What is the difference between distribute and dispense?

   • distribute, dispense, divide, deal, dole out mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group. distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts. dispense suggests the giving of a carefully weighed or measured portion to each of a group according to due or need.

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   To distribute is to disperse widely, hand out, or spread around. While you're still snoozing, the paper boy is busy distributing the newspaper all over the neighborhood. This verb was first recorded in the early 15th century and has its roots in the Latin distributus, meaning “to divide.”

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