Verb | 1. | distribute - 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"Synonyms: deal out, dish out, dispense, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal |
| 2. | distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
| 3. | distribute - make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia" |
| 4. | distribute - give out; "The teacher handed out the exams" |
| 5. | distribute - cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty" |
| 6. | distribute - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" |
| 7. | distribute - spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly" |
| 8. | distribute - be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute" |
| 9. | distribute - be mathematically distributive |
| 10. | distribute - to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall" |