单词 | distribute |
释义 | Word Frequency distribute(dɪˈstrɪbjuːt) verb (transitive) 1. to give out in shares; dispense 2. to hand out or deliver to distribute leaflets 3. (often passive) to spread throughout a space or area gulls are distributed along the west coast 4. (often passive) to divide into classes or categories; classify these books are distributed in four main categories 5. printing to return (used type) to the correct positions in the type case 6. logic to incorporate in a distributed term of a categorial proposition 7. mathematics, logic to expand (an expression containing two operators) in such a way that the precedence of the operators is changed; for example, distributing multiplication over addition in a(b + c) yields ab + ac 8. obsolete to dispense (justice) Derived forms distributable (disˈtributable) adjective Word origin C15: from Latin distribuere from dis-1 + tribuere to give |
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