Associations to the word «Distribute»

Wiktionary

DISTRIBUTE, verb. ​(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
DISTRIBUTE, verb. ​(transitive) To supply to retail outlets.
DISTRIBUTE, verb. ​(transitive) To deliver or pass out.
DISTRIBUTE, verb. ​(transitive) To scatter or spread.
DISTRIBUTE, verb. ​(transitive) To apportion (more or less evenly).
DISTRIBUTE, verb. ​(transitive) To classify or separate into categories.
DISTRIBUTE, verb. ​(intransitive) (mathematics) To be distributive.
DISTRIBUTE, verb. (printing) To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
DISTRIBUTE, verb. (printing) To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
DISTRIBUTE, verb. (logic) To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.

Dictionary definition

DISTRIBUTE, verb. 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".
DISTRIBUTE, verb. Distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country".
DISTRIBUTE, verb. Make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia".
DISTRIBUTE, verb. Give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams".
DISTRIBUTE, verb. Cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty".
DISTRIBUTE, verb. Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news".
DISTRIBUTE, verb. Spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly".
DISTRIBUTE, verb. Be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute".
DISTRIBUTE, verb. Be mathematically distributive.
DISTRIBUTE, verb. To arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall".

Wise words

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.
Napoleon Hill