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distribute

/dɪˈstɹɪbjut/verb3 syllables

Distribute means: cause to become widely known.

Synonyms for distribute37

verb, as in cause to become widely known

circulate, circularize, circularise, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around, go around

verb, as in administer or bestow, as in small portions

administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out

verb, as in give to several people

give out, hand out, pass out

verb, as in cause to be distributed

circulate, pass around, pass on

verb, as in distribute or disperse widely

spread

verb, as in to arrange in a systematic order

stagger

also used for distribute

courier, categorize, dispend, sparble, strew, sort, allocate, apportion, dispart, divide

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What does distribute mean?10

verb

1

cause to become widely known“spread information”

2

administer or bestow, as in small portions“administer critical remarks to everyone present”

3

give to several people“The teacher handed out the exams”

4

cause to be distributed“This letter is being circulated among the faculty”

5

distribute or disperse widely“The invaders spread their language all over the country”

6

to arrange in a systematic order“stagger the chairs in the lecture hall”

7

release“The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia”

8

spread throughout a given area“the function distributes the values evenly”

9

be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses“Values distribute”

10

be mathematically distributive

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with distribute?2

two syllables

tribute

three syllables

contribute
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Distribute in a sentence

  • The beams, held up by the columns, support and distribute the weight.sangelo
  • The women prepare the meal, grandmother distributes it.anzart
  • How to distribute abundance is a great problem.furagwa
  • Please help me distribute these pamphlets to visitors.Eldad
  • These he used to distribute to his friends.mhenderson5
  • How can we generate and distribute even more resources?DJ_Saidez
  • Algeria needs to generate wealth and distribute it fairly across the nation.Amastan
  • The authorities will soon distribute antibiotics in the area.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of distribute

as a verb

past tense
distributed
present participle
distributing
third-person singular
distributes
past participle
distributed