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distribute

dis·trib·ute
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-strib-yoot]
    • /dɪˈstrɪb yut/
    • /dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-strib-yoot]
    • /dɪˈstrɪb yut/

Definitions of distribute word

  • verb with object distribute to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot. 1
  • verb with object distribute to disperse through a space or over an area; spread; scatter. 1
  • verb with object distribute to promote, sell, and ship or deliver (an item or line of merchandise) to individual customers, especially in a specified region or area. 1
  • verb with object distribute to pass out or deliver (mail, newspapers, etc.) to intended recipients. 1
  • verb with object distribute to divide into distinct phases: The process was distributed into three stages. 1
  • verb with object distribute to divide into classes: These plants are distributed into 22 classes. 1

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Origin of distribute

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin distribūtus, past participle of distribuere to divide up. See dis-1, tribute

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Parts of speech for Distribute

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

distribute popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for distribute

verb distribute

  • disburse — to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
  • apportion — When you apportion something such as blame, you decide how much of it different people deserve or should be given.
  • disseminate — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
  • dispense — to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.

Antonyms for distribute

verb distribute

  • withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
  • conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.

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