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Synonyms for distribute
dɪˈstrɪb yutdis·trib·ute
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
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allot, appoint, apportion, assign, award, destine, divide, give, grant, mete out, portion out, select, set apartAntonyms:
appropriate, confiscate, deny, refuse, resume, retain, seize, withholdPreposition:
Allot to a company for a purpose.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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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, dishspread, distributeverb
distribute or disperse widely
"The invaders spread their language all over the country"
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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, disseminatedistributeverb
make available
"The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
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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, dealdistribute, give out, hand out, pass outverb
give to several people
"The teacher handed out the exams"
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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, staggercirculate, pass around, pass on, distributeverb
cause be distributed
"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
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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, circlecirculate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass aroundverb
cause to become widely known
"spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
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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, circledistributeverb
spread throughout a given area
"the function distributes the values evenly"
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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, dealdistributeverb
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, dealdistributeverb
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, dealstagger, 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 Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "distribute":
circulate, circulated, distributing, distribution, disseminate, dispense, apportion, allocate, distributed, spread
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How to use distribute in a sentence?
The vendors want foot soldiers on the ground, in multiple geographies, to distribute the full-spectrum of coronavirus services: vaccines, vaccination certifications and negative COVID tests.
Someone is only allowed to hold a mass rally and distribute campaign materials only when they have been duly nominated as a candidate.
Free speech zones have been used to censor students from all parts of the political spectrum, we’ve seen them used to silence students who wanted to distribute copies of the U.S. Constitution to their classmates. We‘ve seen them used against students who wanted to engage their classmates on animal rights, against students who wanted to protest the National Security Administration, and we’ve seen them used against students who wanted to advocate for gun rights.
You also found that department shields were stationed on a deployment bus, away from one of the CDU platoons, and that CDU platoon attempted to get to the bus to distribute the shields, but they couldn't do it because the door was locked and as a result this particular CDU platoon was required to respond to the crowd without the protection of their riot shield.
If you don't need to install electricity grids and refrigeration equipment at every point along that supply chain — and can instead deliver a pouch of our material, which is lightweight and low cost to distribute, to a remote region where it can then be applied — you now have an extra week to transport it without refrigeration, that has the opportunity to be really transformative.
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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