Distribute - Definition

v 1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer
critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some
money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a
blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn:
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel
out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish
out, allot, dole out]
2: distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their
language all over the country" [syn: spread, distribute]
[ant: collect, garner, gather, pull together]
3: make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book
in Asia"
4: give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
[syn: distribute, give out, hand out, pass out]
5: cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among
the faculty" [syn: circulate, pass around, pass on,
distribute]
6: cause to become widely known; "spread information";
"circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: circulate,
circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate,
propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse,
pass around]
7: spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the
values evenly"
8: be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values
distribute"
9: be mathematically distributive
10: to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the
lecture hall" [syn: stagger, distribute]