distribute
11distribute — ► VERB 1) hand or share out to a number of recipients. 2) (be distributed) be spread over an area. 3) supply (goods) to retailers. DERIVATIVES distributable adjective. ORIGIN Latin distribuere divide up …
12distribute — [[t]dɪstrɪ̱bjuːt[/t]] distributes, distributing, distributed 1) VERB If you distribute things, you hand them or deliver them to a number of people. [V n] Students shouted slogans and distributed leaflets... [V n to n] Thousands of soldiers are… …
13distribute — v. 1) to distribute fairly; unfairly; widely 2) (B) the instructor distributed the test papers to the students 3) (D; tr.) to distribute among (to distribute food among the poor) * * * [dɪs trɪbju(ː)t] unfairly widely (B) the instructor… …
14distribute — verb ( uted; uting) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin distributus, past participle of distribuere, from dis + tribuere to allot more at tribute Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to divide among several or many ; …
15distribute — 01. Could you please [distribute] the answer sheets while I hand out the tests? 02. The [distribution] of food to the poor has been halted by government troops. 03. Alejandro s company is a major [distributor] of tequila in Europe. 04. Every… …
16distribute */*/ — UK [dɪˈstrɪbjuːt] / US [dɪˈstrɪˌbjut] verb [transitive] Word forms distribute : present tense I/you/we/they distribute he/she/it distributes present participle distributing past tense distributed past participle distributed 1) a) to give… …
17distribute — dis|trib|ute [ dı strı,bjut ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to give something such as food, clothes, or money to a group of people, especially so that each person gets an equal share: The two men were convicted of distributing antigovernment leaflets.… …
18distribute — Ho omāhelehele, ho olaha; ho omalele (rare). ♦ Distribute small amounts, kau li ili i. ♦ Distribute one at a time, pākahi. ♦ Distribute one at a time to several, pākakahi. ♦ To mark out for distribution, as land, kākau …
19distribute — distributable, adj. /di strib yooht/, v.t., distributed, distributing. 1. to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot. 2. to disperse through a space or over an area; spread; scatter. 3. to promote, sell, and ship or deliver (an item or… …
20distribute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. allot, parcel, apportion; disperse, scatter; divide, classify. See apportionment, arrangement, dispersion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To allot] Syn. dispense, divide, share, deal, dole, bestow, issue,… …
