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Learn to pronounce dis·trib·ute

/dəˈstribyo͞ot/
verb
  1. give shares of (something); deal out.
    "information leaflets are being distributed to hotels and guest houses"
    synonyms: give out, deal out, hand out/around, issue, dispense, administer, pass around, dole out, dispose of, allocate, allot, apportion, assign, share out, divide out/up, measure out, mete out, parcel out, ration out, divvy up, dish out, circulate, hand out, deliver, convey, transmit
  2. occur throughout an area.
    "the birds are mainly distributed in marshes and river valleys"
    synonyms: disperse, diffuse, disseminate, scatter, spread, strew
  3. use (a term) to include every individual of the class to which it refers.
    "the middle term must be distributed, at least once, in the premises"

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to divide something among several or many people, or to spread or scatter something over an area: Food and clothing are being distributed ...
to pass out or deliver (mail, newspapers, etc.) to intended recipients. to divide into distinct phases: The process was distributed into three stages.
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to divide into parts and give out to each of several people or groups. The teacher distributed the tests to her students.
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To distribute is to disperse widely, hand out, or spread around. While you're still snoozing, the paper boy is busy distributing the newspaper all over the ...
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to give things to a large number of people; to share something between a number of people. distribute something The leaflets have been widely distributed.
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distribute. verb as in allocate, deliver, spread. Compare ... Words related to distribute are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word distribute.