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Synonyms for distribute
dɪˈstrɪb yutdis·trib·ute

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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.

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. distributeverb

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

  2. distributeverb

    Synonyms:
    classify, class, arrange, assort, dispose

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. distributeverb

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

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How to use distribute in a sentence?

  1. Aaron Moss:

    Because the current copyright holder( Disney, in the Avengers' case) is usually the one in the best position to produce and distribute a film worldwide, it usually results in a negotiation and settlement.

  2. Clarence Anthony:

    States don't know if there is going to be additional dollars coming out of the federal government, so that's causing them to be hesitant to distribute all of these dollars at this time, they have to hold on and make sure as they go through this that they're able to also take care of those state budget shortfalls.

  3. Fumio Kishida:

    The core of a virtuous economic cycle lies in wage growth, and must be realized at all costs. Companies must generate profits and then properly distribute them to workers, consumption will grow, business investment will grow and further promote economic growth.

  4. John Dryden:

    We find few historians who have been diligent enough in their search for truth; it is their common method to take on trust what they help distribute to the public; by which means a falsehood once received from a famed writer becomes traditional to posterity.

  5. David Feldman:

    Water isn't free, somebody has to go and acquire the water, treat it, distribute it to our homes and then treat the wastewater after it leaves our homes. We need to think about water as a precious commodity.


Translations for distribute

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  • نشرArabic
  • разпределям, разпръсквам, раздавамBulgarian
  • distribuovatCzech
  • verteilen, beliefern, aufteilen, ausliefernGerman
  • distribui, disdoniEsperanto
  • distribuirSpanish
  • luokitella, jakautua, jakaa, levittää, lajitella, jaellaFinnish
  • répartir, distribuerFrench
  • scaoilIrish
  • חילק, הפיץHebrew
  • բաժանել, բաշխելArmenian
  • dreifa, útbýta, útdeila, úthluta, skipta, deila út, flokkaIcelandic
  • distribuire, suddividereItalian
  • 配達, 分類する, 配送, 分ける, 蒔くJapanese
  • verspreiden, indelen, leveren, opdelen, verdelenDutch
  • classificar, distribuir, espalhar, parcelarPortuguese
  • livra, distribui, împărți, repartiza, clasificaRomanian
  • распределить, разбросать, распространить, раздать, делить, разбрызгать, разделять, раздавать, распределять, разбрызгивать, разделить, разбрасывать, распространятьRussian
  • fördela, distribuera, dela ut, uppdela, utdelaSwedish
  • dağıtmak, paylaştırmakTurkish

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