Meaning

(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
2. (transitive) To supply to retail outlets.
3. (transitive) To deliver or pass out.
4. (transitive) To scatter or spread.
5. (transitive) To apportion (more or less evenly).
6. (transitive) To classify or separate into categories.
7. (intransitive, mathematics) To be distributive.
8. (printing) To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.

Example Sentences

He distributed the bread amongst his followers.

The agency distributes newspapers to local shops.

A network of children distributes flyers to every house.

Above all, the 48-page timetables of the new service, which have been distributed free at every station in the scheme, are a model to the rest of B.R. For the first time on British Railways, so far as we are aware, a substantial timetable has been produced, not only without a single footnote but also devoid of all wearisome asterisks, stars, letter suffixes and other hieroglyphics.

Datacasting bypasses the wired, terrestrial Internet and is a cheaper way to distribute software than pressing and mailing CDs.

I raked the soil then distributed grass seed.

The air-handling equipment humidifies, dehumidifies, and distributes the correct amount of fresh air into every zone and eliminates all smoke, dust, and odors, with electric precipitrons.

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

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Use distribute when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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