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distribute

/dɨˈstɹɪbjuːt/
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verb

  • To divide into portions and dispense.

    "He distributed the bread amongst his followers."

  • To supply to retail outlets.

    "The agency distributes newspapers to local shops."

  • To deliver or pass out.

    "A network of children distributes flyers to every house."

  • To scatter or spread.

    "I raked the soil then distributed grass seed."

  • To apportion (more or less evenly).

    "The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area."

  • To classify or separate into categories.

    "The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments."

  • To be distributive.
  • To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
  • To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
  • To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.

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