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   distribute

   /dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/

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   • 1. give a share or a unit of (something) to each of a number of recipients: "information leaflets are being distributed to hotels" Similar give outdeal outhand out/roundissuedispenseadministerpass rounddole outdispose ofallocateallotapportionassignshare outdivide out/upmeasure outmete outparcel outration outinformal:divvy updish outcirculateissuehand outdeliverconveytransmitOpposite collect
   • ▪ supply (goods) to retailers: "the journal is distributed worldwide"
   • ▪ separate (metal type that has been set up) and return the characters to their separate compartments in a type case.
   • 2. occur throughout an area: "the birds are mainly distributed in marshes and river valleys" Similar dispersediffusedisseminatescatterspreadstrew
   • ▪ spread (a load) over an area: "the seat is designed to ensure the weight of the passenger is evenly distributed"
   • ▪ spread (a computer system) over several machines, especially over a network: "you can distribute the system's output over your home network"
   • 3. use (a term) to include every individual of the class to which it refers: "the middle term must be distributed, at least once, in the premises"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin distribut- ‘divided up’, from the verb distribuere, from dis- ‘apart’ + tribuere ‘assign’.

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   • 1. distributable adjective

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   What does distributing mean?

   • to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot. to disperse through a space or over an area; spread; scatter. to promote, sell, and ship or deliver (an item or line of merchandise) to individual customers, especially in a specified region or area. to pass out or deliver (mail, newspapers, etc.) to intended recipients.

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   What does it mean if a company distributes things?

   • If you distribute things, you hand them or deliver them to a number of people. Students shouted slogans and distributed leaflets. [VERB noun] Thousands of soldiers are working to distribute food and blankets to the refugees. [VERB noun to noun] When a company distributes goods, it supplies them to the shops or businesses that sell them.

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   What does distributed mean?

   • To distribute a substance over something means to scatter it over it. Distribute the topping evenly over the fruit. [V n + over] 5. See also distributed Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Obsolete 6. Printing 7. Law

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   What does distribute mean in Finnish?

   • If you distribute things, you hand them or deliver them to a number of people. Soldiers are working to distribute food and blankets. Finnish: jakaa lehtiä ym. 8 meanings: 1. to give out in shares; dispense 2. to hand out or deliver 3. to spread throughout a space or area 4. to divide.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does it mean to distribute a substance over something?

   • 1. If you distribute things, you hand them or deliver them to a number of people. [...] 2. When a company distributes goods, it supplies them to the stores or businesses that sell them. [business] [...] 3. To distribute a substance over something means to scatter it over it. [formal] [...] present simple: I distribute, you distribute [...]

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   What is a distributed word?

   • Definition of distribute verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to give things to a large number of people; to share something between a number of people distribute something The leaflets have been widely distributed. The newspaper is distributed free. Viruses are often distributed via email.

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   distribute implies apportioned, individualized giving, esp. of something that is definite or limited in amount or number: The prizes were distributed among ten winners. dispense formerly implied indiscriminate, general, and liberal giving, esp. of something that was more or less indefinite or unmeasured in amount: to dispense largess.

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   To distribute is to disperse widely, hand out, or spread around. While you're still snoozing, the paper boy is busy distributing the newspaper all over the neighborhood.

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