distribute
verbs
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"
distribute or disperse widely
"The invaders spread their language all over the country"
is derived from
make available
"The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
is a type of (narrower)
cause to change ownership
"I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
give to several people
"The teacher handed out the exams"
is derived from
cause be distributed
"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
cause to become widely known
"spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
broadcast,
circularise,
circularize,
circulate,
diffuse,
disperse,
disseminate,
distribute,
pass around,
propagate,
spread
spread throughout a given area
"the function distributes the values evenly"
is a type of (narrower)
strew or distribute over an area
"He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
"Values distribute"
be mathematically distributive
is a type of (narrower)
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
"John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
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