Dictionary definition · distribute
verb
- administer or bestow, as in small portions"administer critical remarks to everyone present"
- distribute or disperse widely"The invaders spread their language all over the country"
- release"The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
- give to several people"The teacher handed out the exams"
- cause to be distributed"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
- cause to become widely known"spread information"
- spread throughout a given area"the function distributes the values evenly"
- be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses"Values distribute"
- be mathematically distributive
- to arrange in a systematic order"stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).