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dis·trib·ute

D0296500 (dĭ-strĭb′yo͞ot)v. dis·trib·ut·ed, dis·trib·ut·ing, dis·trib·utes v.tr.1. To divide and dispense in portions.2. a. To supply (goods) to retailers.b. To deliver or pass out: distributing handbills on the street.3. a. To place in separate pieces or examples over an area; scatter: distribute grass seed over the lawn.b. To apportion so as to be evenly spread throughout a given area: 180 pounds of muscle that were well distributed over his 6-foot frame.4. To separate into categories; classify.5. Logic To use (a term) so as to include all individuals or entities of a given class.v.intr. Mathematics To be distributive. If a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c, then × distributes over +.

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[Middle English distributen, from Latin distribuere, distribūt- : dis-, apart; see dis- + tribuere, to give; see tribute.]Synonyms: distribute, apportion, divide, dispense, dole¹, deal¹, ration
These verbs mean to give out in portions or shares. Distribute is the least specific: The government distributed land to settlers.
Apportion and divide imply giving out portions, often equal, on the basis of a plan or purpose: The funds were apportioned to each school district. The estate will be divided among the heirs.
Dispense stresses the careful determination of portions, often according to measurement or weight: The pharmacist dispensed the medication.
Dole, often followed by out, implies careful, usually sparing measurement of portions. It can refer to the distribution of charity: The city doled out surplus milk to the needy.
Deal implies orderly, equitable distribution, often piece by piece: I dealt five cards to each player.
Ration refers to equitable division in limited portions of scarce, often necessary, items: The government rationed fuel during the war.

distribute

(dɪˈstrɪbjuːt) vb (tr) 1. to give out in shares; dispense2. to hand out or deliver: to distribute handbills. 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, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing to return (used type) to the correct positions in the type case6. (Logic) logic to incorporate in a distributed term of a categorial proposition7. (Mathematics) maths 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 + ac8. (Law) obsolete to dispense (justice)[C15: from Latin distribuere from dis-¹ + tribuere to give] disˈtributable adj

dis•trib•ute

(dɪˈstrɪb yut)

v.t. -ut•ed, -ut•ing. 1. to divide and give out in shares; allot. 2. to spread throughout a space or over an area; scatter. 3. to pass out or deliver: to distribute pamphlets. 4. to sell (merchandise) in a specified area. 5. to divide into distinct phases. 6. to divide into classes. 7. (in logic) to employ (a term) so as to refer to all individuals denoted by it. [1400–50; < Latin distribūtus, past participle of distribuere to divide up. See dis-¹, tribute] dis•trib′ut•a•ble, adj.

distribute

Past participle: distributed
Gerund: distributing

Imperative
distribute
distribute

Present
I distribute
you distribute
he/she/it distributes
we distribute
you distribute
they distribute

Preterite
I distributed
you distributed
he/she/it distributed
we distributed
you distributed
they distributed

Present Continuous
I am distributing
you are distributing
he/she/it is distributing
we are distributing
you are distributing
they are distributing

Present Perfect
I have distributed
you have distributed
he/she/it has distributed
we have distributed
you have distributed
they have distributed

Past Continuous
I was distributing
you were distributing
he/she/it was distributing
we were distributing
you were distributing
they were distributing

Past Perfect
I had distributed
you had distributed
he/she/it had distributed
we had distributed
you had distributed
they had distributed

Future
I will distribute
you will distribute
he/she/it will distribute
we will distribute
you will distribute
they will distribute

Future Perfect
I will have distributed
you will have distributed
he/she/it will have distributed
we will have distributed
you will have distributed
they will have distributed

Future Continuous
I will be distributing
you will be distributing
he/she/it will be distributing
we will be distributing
you will be distributing
they will be distributing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been distributing
you have been distributing
he/she/it has been distributing
we have been distributing
you have been distributing
they have been distributing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been distributing
you will have been distributing
he/she/it will have been distributing
we will have been distributing
you will have been distributing
they will have been distributing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been distributing
you had been distributing
he/she/it had been distributing
we had been distributing
you had been distributing
they had been distributing

Conditional
I would distribute
you would distribute
he/she/it would distribute
we would distribute
you would distribute
they would distribute

Past Conditional
I would have distributed
you would have distributed
he/she/it would have distributed
we would have distributed
you would have distributed
they would have distributed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	distribute - 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"deal out, dish out, dispense, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, dealgive - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"reallot - allot again; "They were realloted additional farm land"deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
	2.	distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"spreadgeneralise, generalize - become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"metastasise, metastasize - spread throughout the body; "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved"discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"strew, straw - spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"export - cause to spread in another part of the world; "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"propagate - transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"deploy - to distribute systematically or strategically; "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"redistribute - distribute anew; "redistribute the troops more strategically"sprawl, straggle - go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"diffuse, fan out, spread out, spread - move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
	3.	distribute - make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"issue, supply - circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"reticulate - distribute by a network, as of water or electricity
	4.	distribute - give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"hand out, pass out, give outgift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"divvy up, portion out, apportion, share, deal - give out as one's portion or share
	5.	distribute - cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"pass around, circulate, pass onmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"send around - forward to others; "he is sending around an appeal for funds"utter - put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"spread out, scatter, spread - strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
	6.	distribute - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, circularize, spread, propagate, dispersepublicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"podcast - distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computersow - introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs"circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, generalise, generalize - cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"carry, run - include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
	7.	distribute - spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly"spread out, scatter, spread - strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"distribute - be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute"
	8.	distribute - be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute"exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"distribute - spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly"
	9.	distribute - be mathematically distributivebe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	10.	distribute - to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"staggerarrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

distribute

verb1. hand out, dispense, give out, dish out (informal), disseminate, deal out, disburse, pass round Students shouted slogans and distributed leaflets.2. circulate, deliver, transmit, convey to distribute a national newspaper3. share, give, deal, divide, assign, administer, allocate, dispose, dispense, allot, mete out, dole out, apportion, measure out He began to distribute jobs among his friends.4. spread, scatter, disperse, diffuse, disseminate, strew Break the exhibition up and distribute it around existing museums.

distribute

verb1. To give out in portions or shares:deal (out), dispense, divide, dole out, parcel out, portion (out), ration (out), share.Slang: divvy.2. To pass (something) out:circulate, disperse, disseminate, hand out.3. To extend over a wide area:circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, radiate, scatter, spread, strew.4. To assign to a class or classes:categorize, class, classify, grade, group, pigeonhole, place, range, rank, rate.

Translations

分配散布分布

distribute

(diˈstribjut) verb1. to divide (something) among several (people); to deal out. He distributed sweets to all the children in the class. 分配 分配2. to spread out widely. Our shops are distributed all over the city. 分佈 散布，分布 ˌdistriˈbution (-ˈbjuː-) noun 分配，分佈 分配，分布，散布

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