Synonyms for distribute
dɪˈstrɪb yutdis·trib·ute

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1. distribute

   Allot, originally to assign by lot, applies to the giving of a definite thing to a certain person. A portion or extent of time is allotted; as, I expect to live out my allotted time. A definite period is appointed; as, the audience assembled at the appointed hour. Allot may also refer to space; as, to allot a plot of ground for a cemetery; but we now oftener use select, set apart, or assign. Allot is not now used of persons. Appoint may be used of time, space, or person; as, the appointed day; the appointed place; an officer was appointed to this station. Destine may also refer to time, place, or person, but it always has reference to what is considerably in the future; a man appoints to meet his friend in five minutes; he destines his son to follow his own profession. Assign is rarely used of time, but rather of places, persons, or things. We assign a work to be done and assign a man to do it, who, if he fails, must assign a reason for not doing it. That which is allotted, appointed, or assigned is more or less arbitrary; that which is awarded is the due requital of something the receiver has done, and he has right and claim to it; as, the medal was awarded for valor. Compare APPORTION.

   Synonyms:
   allot, appoint, apportion, assign, award, destine, divide, give, grant, mete out, portion out, select, set apart

   Antonyms:
   appropriate, confiscate, deny, refuse, resume, retain, seize, withhold

   Preposition:
   Allot to a company for a purpose.

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1. distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole outverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   dish up, circulate, shell out, apportion, plow, spread, carry on, lot, pass on, dish out, portion, deal out, allot, serve up, care, portion out, sell, take, treat, share, dispense, dole out, divvy up, grapple, make out, accord, assign, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, manage, contend, administer, give out, grant, trade, address, handle, disseminate, pass around, hand out, mete out, administrate, pass out, diffuse, broadcast, propagate, conduct, serve, cover, circularise, consider, make do, get by, stagger, look at, cope, dish

2. spread, distributeverb

   distribute or disperse widely

   "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

   Synonyms:
   circulate, shell out, lot, spread, pass on, dish out, deal out, allot, overspread, dispense, dole out, unfold, spread out, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, administer, give out, fan out, open, go around, pass around, hand out, mete out, pass out, diffuse, broadcast, propagate, scatter, circularise, stagger, disseminate

3. distributeverb

   make available

   "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"

   Synonyms:
   stagger, circularise, pass around, lot, parcel out, disseminate, spread, diffuse, broadcast, mete out, administer, dispense, deal out, pass out, pass on, give out, propagate, disperse, dish out, circulate, dole out, allot, circularize, hand out, shell out, deal

4. distribute, give out, hand out, pass outverb

   give to several people

   "The teacher handed out the exams"

   Synonyms:
   circulate, emit, shell out, lot, spread, conk out, die, pass on, dish out, zonk out, deal out, allot, fail, swoon, go bad, dispense, dole out, give off, give way, conk, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, run out, black out, administer, give out, go, disseminate, pass around, hand out, faint, mete out, pass out, diffuse, broadcast, propagate, break down, circularise, break, stagger

5. circulate, pass around, pass on, distributeverb

   cause be distributed

   "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"

   Synonyms:
   circulate, shell out, lot, spread, mobilize, pass on, dish out, hand out, deal out, allot, progress, reach, communicate, dispense, advance, dole out, disseminate, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, administer, give, go on, give out, go around, pass around, pass, move on, pass along, mete out, mobilise, impart, diffuse, broadcast, put across, turn over, propagate, leave, pass out, relegate, circularise, march on, stagger, submit, hand, circle

6. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass aroundverb

   cause to become widely known

   "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

   Synonyms:
   circulate, beam, shell out, fan out, lot, spread, mobilize, pervade, pass on, dish out, dissipate, deal out, allot, dot, overspread, break up, dispense, interpenetrate, dole out, unfold, penetrate, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, administer, give out, spread out, open, go around, pass around, sprinkle, hand out, mete out, dispel, mobilise, diffuse, broadcast, pass out, propagate, scatter, transmit, air, circularise, send, riddle, dust, stagger, imbue, permeate, disseminate, circle

7. distributeverb

   spread throughout a given area

   "the function distributes the values evenly"

   Synonyms:
   stagger, circularise, pass around, lot, parcel out, disseminate, spread, diffuse, broadcast, mete out, administer, dispense, deal out, pass out, pass on, give out, propagate, disperse, dish out, circulate, dole out, allot, circularize, hand out, shell out, deal

8. distributeverb

   be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses

   "Values distribute"

   Synonyms:
   stagger, circularise, pass around, lot, parcel out, disseminate, spread, diffuse, broadcast, mete out, administer, dispense, deal out, pass out, pass on, give out, propagate, disperse, dish out, circulate, dole out, allot, circularize, hand out, shell out, deal

9. distributeverb

   be mathematically distributive

   Synonyms:
   stagger, circularise, pass around, lot, parcel out, disseminate, spread, diffuse, broadcast, mete out, administer, dispense, deal out, pass out, pass on, give out, propagate, disperse, dish out, circulate, dole out, allot, circularize, hand out, shell out, deal

10. stagger, distributeverb

    to arrange in a systematic order

    "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"

    Synonyms:
    stagger, circularize, circularise, pass around, keel, parcel out, careen, spread, swag, diffuse, lot, broadcast, disseminate, mete out, administer, dispense, dole out, pass out, pass on, give out, lurch, propagate, allot, disperse, dish out, circulate, flounder, deal out, reel, hand out, shell out, deal

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1. distributeverb

   Synonyms:
   apportion, assign, allot, dispense, mete, divide, share, parcel out, deal out, portion out

2. distributeverb

   Synonyms:
   classify, class, arrange, assort, dispose

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1. distributeverb

   Synonyms:
   apportion, allot, deal out, dispense, classify, assort, group

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1. List of paraphrases for "distribute":

   circulate, circulated, distributing, distribution, disseminate, dispense, apportion, allocate, distributed, spread

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1. Minister Yapa:

   All over Sri Lanka we are facing a situation where we just cannot distribute land ad-hoc.

2. Northrop Grumman:

   . The new strike bomber will start deploying in about a decade. The aircraft is expected to replace the nearly four-decades old B-1 as well as the legendary B-52 Stratofortress that has served the country for about six decades. Related : Marine Corps ' new helicopter completes Marine Corps ' new helicopter first flight This new bomber will be fully loaded with lots of technologies and next-gen innovations that are cloaked in secrecy. Marine Corps ' new helicopter may even withstand nuclear weapon-generated electromagnetic pulses( EMPs) and still operate. What will Marine Corps ' new helicopter be like ? The military has kept details of the wish list for its new bomber classified. During the Super Bowl, Northrop Grumman’s ad featured a new aircraft shrouded in mystery – literally cloaked at one point. Some industry experts believe this was a representation of Northrop’s vision for the new mysterious bomber. B-2 We can look to the B-2 bomber, also made by Northrop Grumman, for an idea of what we might expect. The B-2 aircraft has been a mainstay for the military with The B-2 aircraft stealth long-range and big payload strike bomber capabilities. Related : Navy taps Raytheon for sophisticated' last chance' gun system The B-2 Spirit Bomber carries a crew of two and took its first flight in 1989 and entered the operational fleet in 1993. The original B-2 fleet was 21 aircraft. The four 19,000-pound-thrust F118-GE engines give the B-2 its power, allowing it to fly more than 600 miles per hour. With a 172-foot wingspan, the B-2 can fly to a ceiling of 50,000 feet. B-2 is built for stealth. During the Cold War, it was designed to beat air defense systems, penetrating deep into Soviet Union airspace and deliver a nuclear bomb if necessary. Cold War design allows it to evade radar and makes it tough to detect. Instead of metal, the structure is made from advanced composites like resin-impregnated graphite fiber. Related : Meet' Viper' - the newest F-16 Fighter The aircraft can travel a very long range - to approximately 6,000 nautical miles. If the aircraft is refueled while in the air, then it can fly even farther - an additional 4,000 miles without landing. The B-2 Spirit Bomber can carry more than 40,000 pounds of nuclear or conventional munitions – that’s the kind of power that can dramatically change the battle space in one flight. The aircraft is designed to deliver these munitions precisely on target even in adverse weather conditions. Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri is home to the majority of the current B-2 fleet. The aircraft has deployed recently in combat in Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq. Related : 11 stunning F-22 fighter jet images Since it was introduced more than 20 years ago, many advances have been incorporated to improve the B-2's lethality. The aircraft’s ability to receive updated target data while in the midst of a mission was also improved. Other upgrade programs improved the B-2’s capabilities to collect, process and then distribute battlefield data to teams throughout the world. The sleek B-2 has a unique flying wing design that supports its radar evasion and hard to detect design. The Super Bowl commercial showed a sort of bat wing shape, similar to B-2, but the specs of the new plane have remained secret. The Air Force has made the right decision for our nation's security, as the company that developed and delivered the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, we look forward to providing The Air Force with a highly-capable and affordable next-generation Long-Range Strike Bomber.

3. Julie Morita:

   We had media attention on this, it was in the news every day, and so we were particularly shocked that pharmacists just didn't know about it, so I had one person who went from pharmacy to pharmacy to pharmacy to distribute education. It takes so many steps to implement a policy, and constant monitoring.

4. Larry Kociolek:

   It's possible that that age group will be eligible as early as late summer or early fall, but that may be optimistic. But even if they are, it will take several months or longer to broadly distribute the vaccine.

5. Serge Chery:

   We are planning a meeting to start clearing all of the sites that were destroyed, because that will give the owner of that site at least the chance to build something temporary, out of wood, to live on that site, it will be easier to distribute aid if people are living at their addresses, rather than in a tent.