Redistribute
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɹiː.dɪˈstɹɪb.juːt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Redistribute is a verb meaning (transitive) To distribute again.
Meaning
(transitive) To distribute again.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To distribute differently.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: reallocate
My medicine also redistributed the fat in my body. I went from a size 6 to a size 12 at the top part of my body in two months.
The AK-47s handed in would then be registered in the database before being redistributed to new units formed as Iraq takes over security control from U.S.-led forces, he said.
And so new friendships were formed, and new enmities, and old friendships preserved, and old enmities. And all was agreement and disagreement and amity and enmity, as before, only redistributed.
Word Forms
- redistributes
- redistributing
- redistributed
Synonyms for redistribute
Depending on context, synonyms include reallocate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reassign, rebalance, redeploy, reallocation, rebroadcast, reallocate.
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