distribute
To divide into portions and dispense.
Example
“He distributed the bread amongst his followers.”
Other meanings
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.”
Synonyms
- deal
- lot
- dispense
- shell out
- deal out
- dish out
Related words
- codistribute
- distributary
- distributee
- distributer
- equidistribute
- interdistribute
- misdistribute
- overdistribute
- redistribute
- underdistribute
- self-distribute
- distributable
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “distribute” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.