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Meaning of distribute


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  distribute
      v 1: 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" [syn:
           {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel
           out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish
           out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
      2: distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their
         language all over the country" [syn: {spread}, {distribute}]
         [ant: {collect}, {garner}, {gather}, {pull together}]
      3: make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book
         in Asia"
      4: give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
         [syn: {distribute}, {give out}, {hand out}, {pass out}]
      5: cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among
         the faculty" [syn: {circulate}, {pass around}, {pass on},
         {distribute}]
      6: cause to become widely known; "spread information";
         "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate},
         {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate},
         {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse},
         {pass around}]
      7: spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the
         values evenly"
      8: be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values
         distribute"
      9: be mathematically distributive
      10: to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the
          lecture hall" [syn: {stagger}, {distribute}]


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